Inspired by challenges at Poet's Place Cafe, a forum designed to hone your writing skills. |
| An attempt at persona, not perfect, but a beginning. Look at Me When you look at me, see me, not the color of my skin. I am stained by poverty, the poverty your ancestors forced on my ancestors. I am stained by stories of violence both by people that look like me and by people who look like you. I am stained by your fear, fear of being replaced, being diluted, dominated. I am stained by your apathy, misunderstanding, prejudice, and inaction. I am also stained by community, hardship, determination, survival, perseverance, and a need to be seen as me. ~~Judi Van Gorder 18 lines Unrhymed Tercets Prompt Write from a perspective not your own. "DISCUSSION: Persona" |