[Stylist] a poem

[CHERYL FIELDS]

Thank you for sharing. This is a beautiful and expressive piece. Keep riding!


Cheryl E. Fields


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> On Oct 23, 2020, at 11:58 PM, Barbara HAMMEL via Stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>  Ann, I think the problem comes when it is made to look exclusive. Being discriminated against because of color is no different than being discriminated against of any other box you can put the checkmark by.  
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> Barbara Hammel
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>>> On Oct 23, 2020, at 18:50, Ann Chiappetta via Stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Hi all,
>> This poem was written after  a few diversity seminars. The context is that I struggle with wanting to be a part of the diversity solution but often feel because of being white, I find myself afraid to join in even though my heart aches to help.
>> Thanks for reading.
>> On the inside
>> By Ann Chiappetta
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>> White on the surface
>> Experience-tinted
>> Female- Pigmented
>> Painted with blind, somber Hues
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>> I met Ugliness
>> Who  yelled 
>> Threatened
>> rejected
>> and Spat.
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>> Fear  is Shame; shame is fear.
>> Words pressed with plastic keys
>> Are the hope released
>> Dispersed in the collective atmosphere.
>> 2020
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>> Ann Chiappetta, Author
>> Anniecms64 at gmail.com
>> ` Making meaningful connections with others through writing `
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>> www.annchiappetta.com Facebook Annie Chiappetta
>> “We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.”
>>  Joseph Campbell
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