Sensory Adaptation
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“The Supreme Court today ruled that the constitutional rights of a five-year-old girl were not breached in 2018 when she was denied access to the Kensington Primary School in Portmore, St. Catherine, because of her dreadlocked hair."
— The Glenear, July 31, 2020.
We don't perceive stimuli that remain constant over prolonged periods of time.
We march the same fights; we sing the same chants.
Emancipation August 1st, 2020.
We woke up remembering we're still not free.
Colonialism never done, only adapted; they changed its mask.
We see our leaders are nothing but puppets to the same masters.
Spitting in our faces progressive rhetorics while doing their master's bid.
Today we screamed a little louder, hoping to cause a crack to the titanium barriers they've placed on our freedom.
It's easy for them to ignore the cries of centuries-old pain, not an echo but a prolong scream.
Hopefully, our screams were a little louder this time
Just enough so they can no longer shift their attention away from us.