top of page
Used Book Shop

Poetry

 artistic writing

Ascent ~

​I climb this
mountain
barefoot to
its’ summit –

 

oblivious to
shifting winds
and the primal
wounds on

my heels in
the ascent –

 

my jaw is
tired and my

words have
become – 
unharnessed.

Woke ~

I will not sleep while your
wings are being clipped

 

or during the placation
of your righteous rage

 

I will dig my hands bloody
to extract your impacted words

 

I will stare into the
opening of the bullet hole

 

I will listen for the rattle
that precedes your last breath

 

I will not rest while you

hang from the oak
and your tears salt the earth.

Resilience ~

resilienc when the sun reaches
her darkest places – she
blossoms – dances the
field – flirts with daffodils-
and drums the earth
with tender feet.

~  Collected ~

It seems we must learn
to anchor amidst this
storm – gather the weight

 

of spirit – link our veins
beneath the earth,

the house is silent –

 

we bend to the arc of
voice – trace our steps
while the floor notates

 

our movement,

we talk to trees – smile
at the sun – cry with

 

the rain – indulge the

veil of morning fog,

we will visit our

 

ancestors in dreams –
grieve the loss of our
village – call on the wind

 

to carry our voices,

we are skin – the
fibers of a collective

 

muscle – the densest
of bone – and we will –

grow stronger.

~  Protest ~

black baby ~
pierce them proudly
with your first cry
draw deep your
primal breath

 

black boy ~
proclaim yourself
with wide eyes
curious hands
descending larynx

 

black man ~
walk bravely
these angry streets
lay down your truth
under fearful feet.

~  Lioness ~

I sleep with lions
in the grasslands,

a naked spirit
in gentle slumber,

the last hunt
left deep scars,

and I wake,
startled by the

image of the
stabbing buffalo horn,

yet I rise… and
drink from the

waterhole with my
pride, my amber

eyes reflected,
my fierce roar

stirring calm waters,
I am wild and loyal,

bathing in pride’s
tongue and settling

into rhythmic hums.

Get in Touch

3285 N. Arlington Heights Road, Suite 201
Arlington Heights, IL 60004

becky 3.png
bottom of page