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We are Constant Reminders [1]

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Date: 2026-04-22  

They cannot stand to look at us, for they hate us most of all

We are constant reminders of their past, their history, their truths

Horrors they wish to forget, but of which we are constant reminders

They’re not the heroes they always pretended to be, once they were monsters

And they cannot forgive us for reminding them of that

They cannot suffer the truth of our common history

We are constant reminders of the dark past they wish to forget

The past not really so far away that mars their telling of their story

It clashes with the brand they’ve built and sullies their ancestry

And they will never forgive us for being reminders of that

They cannot withstand the diminishing of pride that comes with humility

We are constant reminders that the land of the free begins with slavery

It tarnishes that perfectly constructed image of piety and bravery

To admit the wrongs of history, means admitting the lies of history

And they will never forgive us for unveiling the truth of that

They cannot bear to be thought of baldly even in the annals of history

Their whole identity is built on the foundations hiding their atrocities

Their true nature hides behind a mask carefully crafted of bravery

To unmask the truth, to unmask themselves requires too much bravery

And they will never forgive us for being proof of their cowardice

We are constant reminders of the past they wish to forget

We are constant reminders of the deeds they won’t admit

We are constant reminders of the truth of who they are

We are constant reminders of the lies they laid to paper

We are constant reminders of the darkness they hold within.

They will never forgive us for their sins

#TheAmericanHaitianPoet

Muriel Vieux – April 22nd, 2026 – ©All rights reserved

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