The Collective Mic Writer’s Cafe: Piece One
Written from two photographs by Deborah Willis
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Embrace me
But exit
See
I built a wall
Over 20 feet tall
And still
You entered
But my insides
Dark and beautiful
You wanted to repaint
You grabbed your brush
And a shade of blue
Such a tranquil hue
But it was for you
I
Was at home
In my darkness
I
Can let the light in
And not
Have to reupholster
For anyone's comfort
Serenity
Emanates from me
The goddess
The queen
The life unseen
The strife I've seen
But triumphed over
That
Is the color
Of my soul
Black
Is the color
Of my soul
And I've been
Transplanted
Migrated
Uplifted?
Societally gifted...
But I
Reject
That life
That change
They tried to make
I embrace
Every mistake
As the birth of truth
And there's a ladder
Baby scaffolding
Dare to climb
And the truth will ring
We are beautiful
We
Who don't look like you
I
Who don't look like we
They
With lost identity
She
He
We
They
Them
US.
It always
And forever
Will be about us.
So.
How about
If you don't know
What I
Am talking about?
YOU migrate.