A Lone Star By Kristi Kirby

A lone star
Deep
In the heart of
Texas
A woman weeps
Many in fact
No hate in my state
Back to the Stone Ages
So much disbelief
Grief
A different kind of
Night
What happened to a woman’s
Right
This yellow rose holds
Her heart
Tonight
No no no
This must go
No no no
This must go
No no no
This must go
Denied rights
Guns walking
Men always talking
Darkness like a knife
Pushing against her
He takes her
Against her will
Tortured
Her body
Her heart
Her soul
Doesn’t count
Searching tonight
This isn’t alright
My Texas
My Texas!!!