Screams
Screams echo through her head.
Sometimes muffled, never fading.
She surrounds them with music; unknowingly giving them new life.
Getting louder, they dance happily around her brain.
© 2008 Jessica-Thoughtful Reflections
  Stonewall Riots Begin (1969)In 1969, gay rights in the US were virtually nonexistent, and discrimination was routine. On June 28, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular Mob-run gay bar in New York's Greenwich Village, and began arresting patrons for cross-dressing. A crowd gathered outside, taunting police and throwing debris. The police responded with violence. Protest rallies and more riots followed, marking the awakening of the US gay rights movement. How long after the riots were the first Gay Pride marches held? More... Discuss |
5 comments:
Is she alright now??? :)
Good poems Jessica!
nice poem there Jessica...give me one.will put in my blog..:)
urs..
hemu..
Arv,
Getting there. :)
Lauren,
Thanks. :)
Hemanth,
Thank you...we will see!
Wow. I read this four times. Love it.
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