Illegally Bred

  they didn't come here legal. they were brought here illegal. torture erased who they were. bred to accept paternal abandonment. bred to swallow disfunction. saw illegal treatment as stations, in life's organization. willed not to be equal, but to return to self. free to choose, love, work, home, education. willed to be respected like...

Pound on My Fist

"Secret handshake lets me in..."

Living The Dream

"Got up from the Woolworth's lunch counter, messy with condiments; used prints to create a dashiki..."

Exposure My Heart

"Exposing my soul to a stranger, strangled my faith in the next..."

Expecting a Cinquain

Sometimes makes me cringe.