I have words but I don’t know where to put them
I have silence but don’t know how to stay still I have rage but only these smoky ruins remain Shall I wrap them softly? Swaddled in burnt ember? Somewhere in the crawl space of my heart I keep these words I keep them quiet, I keep them safe I fear their lighting — a burnt match A pathway winking into existence To a smoldering anger undying, to worlds that I would end with just one glance Eternal, unvanquished, immortal They say to women, find your voice They say to women, find your dignity They do not warn you no they do not warn you What happens when you do — the only infinity that exists is this rage I can no longer remember the name of the dish my mother used to prepare — the sucking up of juices of boiled bones What else can you call the dripping of savory blood down your chin Except a kind of feral hope?
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Dear Radical Math Teacher,
I see your lesson plan book Scrawled in red, black or purple Whichever color best fits your mental state Fatigued eyes from too-blue screens the deluge of emails confusion and frustration schedules and systems built upon the brokenness of the world the failure to recognize each other’s humanity Somehow, you must navigate all of this Somehow, you must subvert all of this Always, there is lack Always, there is more Always, there is comparison Always, the message give, give, give — until you snap in two give, give, give — until you collapse under this weight Pause. Observe. Breathe. Reflect. And remember that in times of tumult Full of lashing winds The trees that protect each other That share The trees that dance and weave that bend in the eye of the storm are the ones that do not break Our interconnected roots Whisper to us softly I am because we are We are because I am A gentle reminder A firm demand Do not forget to take care of you Do not forget to care for each other This is how we win ~ |
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