King 3 Course Meal
Dr Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Commission of the Virginia General Assembly
POETRY FOR INCLUSION
God’s disciples commune
at an A-Town arc table.
A heavenly feast bent toward
infinite humanity.
A homecoming for
a cerebral spirited King.
Pinto bean soup
a comfort starter
infused with restorative
justice spices
A pleasant inviting
aroma for nasal passages
once obstructed by
lingering repugnant odor
of Jim Crow.
Crispy fried chicken
inoculated with
equitable health.
Collard greens
seasoned with the
fortitude of Rosa.
Sapid sweet potatoes
saturated with the
poetic justice of Langston.
Piquant pious pecan pie
Sagacious slices longing
for reformed tastebuds
filled with content of character
and love.
Dr Clark is an outpatient psychiatrist at Prisma Health-Upstate and clinical associate professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville. He served on the American Psychiatric Association’s Task Force to Address Structural Racism Throughout Psychiatry, and he currently serves as the Diversity and Inclusion section editor and advisory board member for Psychiatric TimesTM.
