Mercury

I sat on a street corner, watching two women across the street gamble. The streetlights were flickering on and off, and whenever the street was periodically plunged into darkness I heard them swear.

Her one wish. 

She asked for one thing. 

And you didn't give it to her. 

She gave so much to you, and you disrespected her. 

Why? 
 

Ruth, I'm sorry.

Ruth, you meant so much.  

Ruth, your words touch on things so sensitive so real and now that you're gone, I don't know how to feel. 

you are part of me
and i am part of you 
but some people don't think so. 
some people will tear us apart
even though you
are beautiful, like a midnight sky full of stories. 
but you are black. 

A long time ago, I learned to be
b
r
o
k
e
n 
and watch the days slide by. 
Every night I cried, knowing I was hiding. 
Please don't hide.

You have a voice, no matter what.