Jun 17
Praise by Angelo Geter Today I will praise. I will praise the sun For showering its light On this darkened vessel. I will praise its shine. Praise the way it wraps My skin in ultraviolet ultimatums Demanding to be seen. I will lift my hands in adoration Of how something so bright Could be so …
Jun 17
Scenes in the life of a lesser angel by RAINA J. LEÓN I.I borrow wings from other angels, coastthe streets to find feathers loosely attachedto slender silver ties. With care, I close the catchand fasten cardboard stiffened form so close I cannot breathe or fly for the airpushed out into a world in masquerade.I am …
Jun 15
February 12, 1963 by Jacqueline Woodson I am born on a Tuesday at University HospitalColumbus, Ohio,USA—a country caught between Black and White. I am born not long from the timeor far from the placewheremy great-great-grandparentsworked the deep rich landunfreedawn till duskunpaiddrank cool water from scooped-out gourdslooked up and followedthe sky’s mirrored constellationto freedom. I am …
Jun 14
Harlem by Langston Hughes What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry uplike a raisin in the sun?Or fester like a sore—And then run?Does it stink like rotten meat?Or crust and sugar over—like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sagslike a heavy load. Or does it explode? From The Collected Works of Langston Hughes. …
Jun 13
On summer evenings by Samiya Bashir When I do I picture you filleted and grilled a dusting of olive oil peeled ginger and leeks. Seasons. I look at you see skin and char smoldering scars as script. Constellations shimmer and smoke. My love, bid me singe with you. I’ll sing. Originally published in Gospel by …
