Justice by Langston Hughes
That Justice is a blind goddessIs a thing to which we black are wise.Her bandage hides two festering soresThat onceContinue Reading
Tag: Poetry
Telemachus by Ocean Vuong
Like any good son, I pull my father outof the water, drag him by his hair through white sand, hisContinue Reading
Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size But when I startContinue Reading
muscat at twilight
a furry patchworkin black and white spots zipped byas the mosques sang out
her coffin
a peach-pink death shroudblushed for cheeks now frozen colda cruel mockery
midday cooling
a flittering wavebird wings sing softly like sheetsswaying on clothes lines
for winnie-pup
her nails click and clacklittle paws dipped in white painthappiness dances
dark omens at sunset
blood-red horizonseeps into the sky’s pink mouthDeath licks hungrily
a contemplation
perhaps there’s some truth in rolling waves that crash and spiton this lonely shore
Underneath it All
Fire eyes: I see your burning hatredbut I am no fool— Given a corner dark enoughand you’d drink me up;parch yourContinue Reading
Alexis Attempts to Write 