Poems from Daena Thompson
I grew up with Seuss and SilversteinRoahl Dahl and Robert FrostI live with MayaAnd I run with NikkiSandburg he's always whisperingHemingway...
I have been trying to write about fear, about not having it as a child.About how I knew then, how it would be now, the inevitability of it...
In the womb you are admired for your existence,and though "beauty" is not a concept that exists in your worldThose around you are basking...
Not enough words writtenabout happinessblisshaving itself-achieved independent
Not enough lines listedabout happinessblissthere are...
I am not African.I am not Black.I am not Caucasian,Hispanic, Filipino, or Asian.I am not a Melting Pot,but I have surely been influenced by...