White-face

Vandal Poem of the Day: October 27, 2022

 by Monica A. Hand

…I hear women screaming in the night
—Ekere Tallie

…for others to see you, is a form of validation…
“I you see you, therefore you exist.”
—Mickalene Thomas

Ekere, that’s me in the mirror
Mickalene, that’s me lying on your sofa
cuddled in nakedness

That’s me at Carnival
Day of the Dead parade painted in white
face a contorted scream

That’s me: Noh dancer
man as a woman
virgin on the Cross mistaken for Jesus

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