A VOX Investigates Poem: Weary Travelers
Maya-Martin
September 28, 2016
All I know is that last weekend I was pulled over/
For walking too fast down the sidewalk.
“Where you going, black Muslim
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All I know is that last weekend I was pulled over/
For walking too fast down the sidewalk.
“Where you going, black Muslim
Lacquered acrylics fix beneath silk/Constricting around cranium/
Sustaining the days’ style, for the morning/I lay my head upon my pillow
Resting my eyes/And
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