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A Darkey Hymn “All I Want” It hardly had to do with her Shadow Night hymn Hemmed-up In the grief of her song Dark throat ripped Like the hem From America’s gown Stitched & Stitched & Stitched in history’s skin Toss me the blade I want to split seams (un)hem This/our brown child Slip me the shank To slit this Night Lolita Stewart-White Lolita Stewart-White is a poet who lives and works in Miami. Her work has appeared in the Iowa Review, Rattle, Callaloo and Kweli. She is a Cave Canem fellow and the winner of the Paris American Readers Series.
4 Comments
10/15/2019 10:23:39 am
This is a powerful poem (seemingly so simple). It moved me deeply.
Lolita White
10/15/2019 06:21:27 pm
Thank you so... much for your comment. The Kara Walker silhouette (which is the image of the grown man reaching for the young girl in the forest) on the accompanying video is what compelled me to write the poem.
Bruce Manuel
11/27/2019 11:10:36 am
Enjoyed reading your work, Lolita.
Lolita White
12/1/2019 08:45:03 pm
Thank you so... much Bruce. Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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