Poetry Pick: ‘Backwards’

&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-background has-medium-font-size has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color"><strong><em>Sunday&&num;8217&semi;s are for poetry<&sol;em><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>So&comma; I&&num;8217&semi;m bringing you a poem by Samuel&period; This piece is entitled&comma; &&num;8216&semi;Backwards&&num;8217&semi; and is an ode to the Black experience in the United States&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Check it out&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;98&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;10px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class&equals;"wp-block-embed&lowbar;&lowbar;wrapper">&NewLine;<amp-youtube layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"1778" height&equals;"1000" data-videoid&equals;"xq9&lowbar;J7kgPBo" title&equals;"2017 - 21st Annual Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam - &quot&semi;Backwards&quot&semi; by Samuel"><a placeholder href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;watch&quest;v&equals;xq9&lowbar;J7kgPBo"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;xq9&lowbar;J7kgPBo&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" layout&equals;"fill" object-fit&equals;"cover" alt&equals;"2017 - 21st Annual Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam - &quot&semi;Backwards&quot&semi; by Samuel"><&sol;a><&sol;amp-youtube>&NewLine;<&sol;div><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;