Here is “Discus Thrower,” the first lino carving to come out of my new studio. And, the seeds for these plants were sown sometime around mid-April. Today, June 30th, and just look at them! Some will undoubtedly show up in my art.
I am a citizen
of this earth
recognized
by law
as a subject
a national
of this soil.
I belong
to the same
state
commonwealth
nation
world
as do you.
I remember
when Ma said
to Tommy,
“I don’t want no mean son.
Did they hurt you
and make you mean mad?”
I never was
mean mad.
I loved
to dance
I am
I was
I no longer am.
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This poem is in remembrance of Dwayne and Oshane, and all the others who came before them.
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