JBWC SHOWCASE Chapbook 2020
A digital chapbook made to commemorate the 2020 Just Buffalo Writing Center SHOWCASE featuring Angel Barber, Bushraa Choudhury, Taylor Yarns, and Zanaya Hussain. SHOWCASE was held on July 10, 2020 via ZOOM due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A digital chapbook made to commemorate the 2020 Just Buffalo Writing Center SHOWCASE featuring Angel Barber, Bushraa Choudhury, Taylor Yarns, and Zanaya Hussain. SHOWCASE was held on July 10, 2020 via ZOOM due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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TRAPPED VOICE
Over the years my words faced uncertainty
and remained choking in my throat.
I’ve tried plenty of times to ombre them
from deep blue to soft pink.
Only to realize the softness is an illusion.
Throwing them away only led to stress,
and I’ve found silence was not the answer.
But the trembling voice inside was still afraid
a whiff of failure might follow.
Dripped tears would not blink away
what my soul needed to say.
And regret still has time before it is written on me.
I can still see the old inside.
It’ll only get better when I learn to speak.
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