Resiliency
I whisper
the words of African proverbs
for the courage
to emerge from
the shadows of
No Man’s Land
rising above the residue
of innocent blood slaughtered
where privilege meets supremacy
and depression and oppression
interlace in twisted realities
becoming the norm
where Secret Empires leap
beyond comic book pages
under the rebirth of a nation
where all that’s new
is old… familiar…
or great again.
I ask Spirit
to grant me the endurance
to heal, love,
imagine, plan,
do, create,
inspire
because I, too,
like Langston,
am America’s dreams
no longer deferred
where breathing,
living, and thriving
are not crimes
against humanity
and existence is fertile
because
my life matters
and
I will
not
be denied.
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