strangers
strangers
look past
one another 'cause
there seems to be no
good reason to look at one another, or speak, or touch
in a society that teaches us
that fear, hatred, and crime
can be avoided if
everyone will simply
look past
strangers.
Poem © 1987 by R. Burnett Baker
Photo © 2009 by R. Burnett Baker
Photo taken on East Avenue, Rochester, NY, June 17, 2009 by R. Baker
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