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The laws changed, but not the peoples thinking
\nTheir power waned, they bit their lip
\nBut then recession took their money
\nThey let their poker face slip<\/p>\n

Segregation ending they could live with
\nTheir ability to stay among their own their crutch
\nBut a President as a black man for them
\nAnd returned as so, proved for them too much…<\/p>\n

They organised, came out and voted
\nWhile the liberals, divided, from the ballot stayed away
\nAlas, the pendulum swung back to the bigots
\nAs chauvinism won the day.<\/p>\n

\"Wall<\/a>
Wall Clock with Pendulum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The laws changed, but not the peoples thinking Their power waned, they bit their lip But then recession took their money They let their poker face slip Segregation ending they could live with Their ability to stay among their own their crutch But a President as a black man for …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2996],"tags":[210,2973,3470,3469],"class_list":["post-3510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2016-american-presidential-election","tag-civil-rights-2","tag-donald-trump","tag-obama","tag-racism-in-america","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-UC","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3781,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/give-glory-to-the-sabbath-day\/","url_meta":{"origin":3510,"position":0},"title":"Give Glory To The Sabbath Day","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"13th July 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Give glory for the Sabbath Day Set aside for man to pray And from work for to stay One day a week And still enjoy the pay Each worker does seek Sabbath conflicts with greed Fulfills every workers need To with family stay and feed Enjoy each other there And\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Ulster Scots"","block_context":{"text":"Ulster Scots","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/category\/ireland\/ulster-scots\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3363,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/the-watchers-awake-who-angered-their-master\/","url_meta":{"origin":3510,"position":1},"title":"The Watchers Awake Who Angered Their Master","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"10th November 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"They waited for their master And on sight called his name But the master was not happy When to his home he came Sure the staff were not asleep Awake they stayed him to greet Some took his coat, more made him tea And more gave slippers for his feet.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Biblical Epics"","block_context":{"text":"Biblical Epics","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/category\/moral\/biblical-epics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4870,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/away-in-a-doorway\/","url_meta":{"origin":3510,"position":2},"title":"Away in a Doorway","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"5th December 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Just this week, homeless activists tied 56 black baloons outside Dail Eireann to highlight those who died while homeless in 2020 alone. 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