History’s Elegy history reveals itself skinless dirt-smearedviolently deepyet never unawareof its voice things buried growseepspeaka languagetongued by shadow history reveals skin
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Poem 42 – Considering History
Considering History “There were humans long before there was history.” pg. 4, Sapiens, A Brief History of Human Kind by Yuval Noah Harari This past of oursriddled with riddleswith punchlineswe’re still discovering. But lines, oh yes, they are rich. Linesof life stretched acrossthe planet for millionsof years – including the line ofHomo Sapiensone of three speciesin… Continue reading Poem 42 – Considering History
Poem 39 – Willow Grove, New Brunswick, 1815
Willow Grove, New Brunswick, 1815For Alexander Diggs Arriving is a physical & mental biting downa swallowing of exhaustionstretched out over time skinbut dignity is leadinga leather strap in thesehands that are crusted with racism hatred slaverygrasped in the victory ofthis coming into home In the river wash these handsbut hold what seeped in wisdom protest songthe right… Continue reading Poem 39 – Willow Grove, New Brunswick, 1815
VANESSA SHIELDS, writer 