Posted by Brad Osborne on May 8, 2022 · 19 Comments
I have freedoms others will never know,
Simply because my skin is white…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 20, 2021 · 22 Comments
I have freedoms others will never know,
Simply because my skin is white…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 5, 2020 · 20 Comments
The canvas we own,
Painted by artisan’s hand,
That cannot be bought or sold…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 18, 2020 · 18 Comments
I am not color blind,
I recognize your race…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 9, 2020 · 31 Comments
The train tracks stretch for miles,
Steel and stone making the way…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on August 30, 2020 · 26 Comments
With reds and golds and yellow hues
The autumn trees paint a vivid view
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Posted by Brad Osborne on June 17, 2020 · 23 Comments
If I do not now rise with them,
I am as bad as all the rest…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 19, 2019 · 16 Comments
Sounds so worthy of being seen
Painted across white linen sheet
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