Intention

What fuels the hubris of racism 

other than the people's refusal 

to confront the intentional history

of crafting the white supremacy lie? 

The lies of the colonizers became

the constructed sins of the nation 

as they were crafted with the intention 

of being an expanding yoke of injustice. 

The yoke's intentional lies produce

absurd but commonly accepted untruths 

fostering actions, both committed and omitted,

of reinforced oppression, privilege, and shame.

Instead of aspiring for justice, 

the dominant group ignores calls

for resolution and dismissively bequeaths

the unjust yoke to the intentions of tomorrow.

The weight of yesteryear's enshrined sin

is today's burden of lived experience

until you give intention to the heavy lifting

required to dismantle the lies supporting the yoke.