Pick a Stone

by Tianna Esperanza | @tiannaesperanza

Escaping dunes Oiled ocean

Bear the muck of apathy.

Masquerades of lily white Bury the indigenous, And the voices of Cape Verdeans, Brazilians, African Americans.

How do I protect an invaded home? How do I bear isolation?

I am a calm bay until I break and hurricane upon yacht clubs and golf courses.

Why should I leave? I love my home. But what is here for me? Who wants me here?

I wade and pick a stone from the sea, watch it release depths of color, reminding me, it belongs where I found it.