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Pick a Stone
Pick a Stone
by Tianna Esperanza | @tiannaesperanza
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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.