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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CHECKERED SNEAKERS
Tripping
Tripping
Tripping
Maybe I’m walking too fast.
My thoughts are m o v i n g
faster than my feet.
There is a heavy weight on my chest, the feeling of doubt creeping in.
Did it matter if I had a goal, a plan, if I have n o time? And my
sneakers are betraying me, yet my shoelaces are tied?
Maybe if I was more honest with myself. Maybe if my confidence weighed more
than the insecurity. Maybe if my bookbag was just a little bit lighter.
Maybe if my scarf wasn’t slipping.
Tripping
Tripping
Tripping
Why can’t I seem to stop dragging my feet on the ground?
The pit of my stomach whispers in my ear every night, “You should slow down!”
But I can’t hear because I am catching wind.
What good are feet when you have wings?
Flying
Flying
Flying
We must surpass rocky pavement, leap over broken glass, and grasp
our dreams.
The pit in my stomach needs to be reminded that my mind is strong,
strong like a rushing current determined to echo the sounds of crashing ripples.
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