Unbound by Anne E. Burg

Beautiful Pieces

The good Lord's sure weepin
at the way His children
is bein treated,
she says.
But for now,
there's nothin we can do. p29

The things what we love,
we keep buried in our hearts. p53


Aunt Tempie shakes her head.
You can't blame
the good Lord
for what people do. p90

Even if fear
steals my soul,
I'm never goin to coddle
grown people
what's got
no sense
of kindness. p112

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There's a whole beautiful
world out there, Grace--
the good Lord made it
for everybody.

Then why, I wonder,
do you work so hard
jus to please Master Allen?
Why does Jordon
have a baby girl
he's never goin to see again? p115
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Judgin folks by the color
of they skin is wrong--
no matter who's
doin the judgin. p130

Anyway, I say, jus cause a folk
says somethin
don't make it true.
Skin's got nothin to do
with smartness.
We both got just as many
smart thoughts
as Master Allen--
only we got to keep em
bound up
inside us. p142


They can stop our voices
from speakin,
but they can't stop
our brains
from thinkin! p175


Passin means crawlin
inside a lie.
Passin means makin up
a story
what won't ever be true,
n turnin all my rightiness words
to dust. p216 .

Some folks don't need
a reason to hate. p256


You is a brave little lady,
OldGeorgeCooper says.
Keep your head n your heart
on what's right n good,
n be proud of who you is. p292


Poem p 335-336 about expectations and judgements