I wrote this poem over a decade ago. It speaks to cultural appropriation and racial unrest. It somehow seems even more relevant today. Thanks for reading.
Hi Culture Lo Culture
-dedicated 2 the ancestors past and future !
Eat this knowledge !
Somehow it’s good 4 u.
Salvage the future.
Salvage the monster.
Salvage the culture.
My ears are on my knees.
My knees are on my hands.
My hands are on your aspirations,
What do u make of this gesture ?
J.J. Evans wouldn’t be able to move here.
Stepin’ Fetchit wouldn’t be able to sleep here.
Fruit is very strange here.
Drink this knowledge,
Somehow it’s good for you.
By
Lilith Dorsey
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