Mr. Africa Poetry Lounge!
TOLD
My teacher
was told
by
her teacher-
who loved
her:
You cannot
shoot guns
you cannot
drop bombs
your fists
are forbidden
to you
as are
mean and
hurtful
words
no matter
how
carefully
chosen.
You have one
weapon
&
one weapon
only:
Use it.
It is
your
ability
to
teach.
Written by Alice Walker
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