My Swan Diving

I witnessed you wobbling on unsteady feet I remember your first utterances, the first words you’d speak My Swan Diving I remember when you said, “Daddy I can swim too” I remember thinking; she’s half mermaid, when you touched the swimming pool My Swan Diving Do you remember the first swim meet that you won…

Teacora/Tecora

She lived her life as if it was a curse Birthing slaves from east to west or from under her skirt This was after La Amistad, so shipping slaves was illegal Her mind was conditioned, she’d enslave her own people They built her sleek and strong for she can travel with speed Prostituting her dignity,…