Call me a nigger if you dare, the word is but a word, I don't care. Spit in my face, a different story to be told, peaceful I am not always, what misery would unfold
Images flicker in scratchy reels behind closed eyes Sweeping mouths with long wet tongues Inhale/Exhale Chests heaving like a cheetah after her sprint A Queen in heat How do you remember it?
What of the hearts of those who were apart Owned on separate lands miles away from their beloved As if These attachments have no value... they kept paired animals How does one survive with heart break