It's Been a Year

A prose poem reflecting on 12 months of a reckoning with racism

Hello friends, a year ago George Floyd was murdered by the police. Nothing will bring him back. In this piece, I reflect on the past year.

IT’S BEEN A YEAR

It’s been a year

Since George Floyd’s murder shook the world

Nine minutes and 29 seconds of videoed trauma

Making Black Lives Matter, but only for a moment

It’s been a year