Tag: african american

lightning crashes, a new mother cries

26 May, 2011 (12:00) | Wax Poetic

A Mother’s Loss As my son bends his knees Under his blanket, enjoying his dreams I place my head on the doorway Wanting to tell him that I don’t have the words to say. Every morning he grabs his bag, and darts for that yellow bus As I wave farewell, and thank God for how […]

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Me and my black girlfriend

21 April, 2011 (12:00) | Dreams

I had a dream Kallie and I went to California to visit her family. Only, her family was an african american family. She had 2 half brothers and a half sister. Kallie is a halfrican. It was weird. They were throwing a picnic for us, and Kallie hadn’t seen them much, and I didn’t know […]

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