by Gil Hoy
Studying the law.
Where the vestiges
of racism
Had been hidden
under a rug,
Its stain absorbed
by the wise, aging wood
or swept away by
a black, hopeful janitor.
He diligently cleaned
Jefferson�s hallways
and bathrooms
So that one or more
of the gentrified students
could one day
stamp out the racism
still permeating America�s
noble, hallowed halls.
Gil Hoy is a Boston trial lawyer and a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law.