They shoot hoops
laugh and joke
in a park that was once
part of a plantation
owned by a general in the war
to keep their ancestors enslaved
Two blocks from the park
the general’s heirs live
on the high ground
of the same plantation
Raising cattle and horses for fun
near the ruins of the mansion
Sherman burned while chasing
an army that refused to fight
Maybe some of them are
related to the white folks
living on the high ground
Maybe they could ask
their cousins
to shoot some hoops
Maybe they can discuss
their share of the profits
from the investment
their ancestors made
8-7-20
(Hampton Park is wife’s title)
My husband's poetry 
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