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May 21
poem
Geri

Doubting

One of my friends said the n-word yesterday. 
Or, at least, I think she did. 

It just flew out of her mouth. 
Like a baby bird, 
or a flyaway hair, 
pulled out of place. 

I sat so still. 
Too frozen, 
for anyone, 
to even notice me. 

Just another stray snowflake 
in a deluge of cold.

I wished her a happy Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Heritage Month, 
because maybe she didn’t say it. 

But maybe she did. 

 
Event Date: 
Sunday, May 22, 2022
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Posted: 05.21.22
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  1. S.Reid
    May 22, 2022

    I love the elegance and power of this poem. With a few well-chosen words, you deliver a stinging rebuke, a polite but pointed wake-up call. Thank you, Geri!

    YWP Executive Director
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  1. Geri
    May 22, 2022

    Thank you so much!

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