after dg nanouk okpik
Your things—
blue eyes;
white-picket fences;
toy poodles;
long hair;
short skirts;
blood;
womanhood.
Our things—
a man's fist;
absence;
a man's pleasure;
dread;
a man's anger;
blood;
a man's needs;
shame.
My things—
brown eyes;
loss;
big hips;
blood;
big lips;
shame;
big noses;
blood;
blood;
suffering;
ugliness;
blood.
YOU ARE READING
THE TWENTY SECOND YEAR
PoetryAt birth, we are all sentenced to life- to live. highest ranking: #4 in poembook #4 in poemcollection © z. t. corley, 2024
