this is about our relational differences, it’s about the |
I am going unsignified today
(lbr, it’s not that different than usual)
(Oh, Suzi, lbr, you’re not alone. Or did you
think Idris Elba is really the only black man in
England?)
Rita Moreno, watch out!
Those are Jets you are dancing with—
slap a Shark, & watch the brown smear. A cha-cha on Natalie
Woods’ accent, stomp out a violent hierarchy in a purple ruffled dress.
Honey, this body was not made to be docile, and I’m more than a Pantene ad. Push past meme advice from overpriced educations, past my pop’s home-training. I’m beyond
what’s written in history books. Me & society work fast in the
movements before they’re gone, melting ice that reconstructs.
I resist,
I fall, I’m back,
Mariah on that last long note.
Action options appear: there are further lives left, so bow down; made to redescribe, I am here to recreate, throw away civilization, all but the frivolous parts; I mean, I just figured out fake lashes, watch me feather flirt into your heart.