Displacement “…displace a moment’s hate with organizedLove…” from ‘Faces’, Poems by Maya Angelou every prejudice pausedis a lightning bolt liftedfrom a constantly trembling earth like gods we can bewith our choices to strike or be a lightelectrifying change every prejudice pausedis a displacement of hate organize your hateinto thundering pausesthen free them intothe great canyon of equality… Continue reading Poem 36 – Displacement
Poem 35 – Masumune
Masumune she’s hiding knees to chest – rocking tucking her face in her handsso she doesn’t have to see words have becomeHonjō Masumunea marching army of the sharpest swords on the planet she is afraid of howthe words make her feel confused crushed cruel her truths are out there somewhereglimmering on the dangerousedges of Ws and… Continue reading Poem 35 – Masumune
Poem 34 – The Greatest Love of All
The Greatest Love of All I didn’t know what dignity meant when I was 8 but I knew how it feltit felt like Whitney Houston’s voice around my body a protective shielda long hallway lit by a thousand suns a passage out I spent time with Whitney every day… Continue reading Poem 34 – The Greatest Love of All
