Tagged: racism
yes, racist rants can
yes, racist rants can
still show up at the market,
an active player
.
20210327:2357
y
in the history
in the history
of responding to
acts of division,
the go-to responses
were to draw the
curtains or take to
the streets. perhaps
there is a
kaleidoscope of
choices, waiting
for us to rotate,
reflect, come
together, and
conjure them
into place
.
20210318:2128
y
one year later, we
one year later, we
may have learned to tread water, but
we’re still hoping that
drained-pool politics will not come
for us as long as we’re kicking
.
20210218:2150
y
here and there, we will
here and there, we will
need a reprieve from all this
intensity – a
strand of memory twisting
around spring’s makeshift trellis
.
20210114:2025
y
less than a week in,
less than a week in,
and our bodies are already
heavy, no, even
heavier, holding it to-
gether, for this many more days
.
20210107:2012
y
searching for clues in
searching for clues in
superman’s locks – reeves, reeves, cain,
cavill – offer us
something darker, someone who
will inspire us to save ourselves
.
20200929:0129
y
maybe it’s easy
maybe it’s easy
to speed down those
country roads,
or maybe the actual
speed will not
matter as much
as not seeing color
.
20200815:1007
y
we have more or less
we have more or less
power than we choose
to wield –
it’s not an exact
science, but a
reflection,
a call to make sure
everyone feels powerful
.
20200704:1740
y
it’ll be some time
it’ll be some time
before we put our heads
under
the water again –
pretend that we are
not also drowning
.
20200628:2351
y
perhaps shaken, not
perhaps shaken, not
stirred is the epitome of
privilege – the difference
between taking a moment to
recalibrate and action
.
20200606:1223
y