Can I Touch Your Hair? - page 7

Apology

When Shonda

presents

her family tree

to the class,

I see all

the top branches

are draped

in chains.

Because my

ancestors

were slaves,

she says.

I swallow.

I want to say

I’m

sorry,

but those words

are so small

for something

so big.

Still I want to try.

So I write it

on a scrap of paper,

find her library book,

and tuck it inside.

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