Margins Magazine - Volume 3 Issue 1
2020 has been a year of immense change and upheaval thus far, with our idea around what is normal challenged in the midst of a pandemic. In this midst of these volatile times, our team at Margins Magazine has come together to create Volume 3 Issue 1 of our publication, revolving around the theme of CHANGE. In this issue, our writers have worked hard to bring you pieces that critically discuss the realities of the current moment from advocacy effort across different fields to issues such as domestic violence and colourist. At #UTSC, we connect with Radio FWD and UTERN at UTSC to learn how campus groups are affected during the pandemic and how they are evolving their programming while staying connected with students. We’ve received amazing creative submissions from members of our local community and around the world that have allowed us to curate this issue with stories that truly represent the heart, soul, and pulse of the current times. Bringing together all these voices in Margins has been a true labour of love. We truly hope that the stories, words, and art within Margins resonate with you. Follow us on Instagram @wtcmargins & LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/margins-magazine!
2020 has been a year of immense change and upheaval thus far, with our idea around what is normal challenged in the midst of a pandemic. In this midst of these volatile times, our team at Margins Magazine has come together to create Volume 3 Issue 1 of our publication, revolving around the theme of CHANGE.
In this issue, our writers have worked hard to bring you pieces that critically discuss the realities of the current moment from advocacy effort across different fields to issues such as domestic violence and colourist. At #UTSC, we connect with Radio FWD and UTERN at UTSC to learn how campus groups are affected during the pandemic and how they are evolving their programming while staying connected with students.
We’ve received amazing creative submissions from members of our local community and around the world that have allowed us to curate this issue with stories that truly represent the heart, soul, and pulse of the current times.
Bringing together all these voices in Margins has been a true labour of love. We truly hope that the stories, words, and art within Margins resonate with you.
Follow us on Instagram @wtcmargins & LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/margins-magazine!
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MARGINS<br />
MARGINS<br />
I Am What I Will.<br />
By Rami Naamna<br />
A detective in the poetry, I sought out the answers<br />
“What am I as a cancer, one without patience”<br />
A human walking across a plantation?<br />
What do I dream? If life eludes a villainous scheme, tell me the theme<br />
Corrupt camels in the desert, travelling across the screen,<br />
Dare to ask me the question “Who are we?”<br />
What purpose do we serve if the dirt is rotten?<br />
I am not African American, but my thoughts are stained with cotton<br />
And I’m spotting all these polka dots, opposite of tropical appearance<br />
And so I ask myself the question<br />
“What good am I if my mental space is no bigger than a cup?”<br />
I’ve asked myself that question dozens of times<br />
I don’t know who, but I do know why, and what, so it would seem I’m out of luck<br />
No luck in the crime of toxic masculinity<br />
Don’t pity me for wanting to change the concept of divinity<br />
In order to do so, I must accept that all sprouts come in beans, and so-<br />
I am what I will myself to be.<br />
This is because my dreams are an abstract reality.<br />
But life is not always what it seems<br />
Similar, the concept of expired cream<br />
It happens in my sleep, but I know what I see<br />
I will myself to be, what I am. I will myself to be free from captivity<br />
I will myself to be.<br />
And yet you don’t dare give yourself a dog treat<br />
Do you see?<br />
Wrapped around your ankles is kelp<br />
You place shackles on yourself,<br />
Almost as if you whip yourself with your own belt<br />
But that is not how compliments is spelt<br />
So don’t give up too soon<br />
Your mind frees you, nobody else do<br />
My question is, who are you?<br />
What is your purpose?<br />
Do you destine your fate and purpose? Is your curfew lurking?<br />
You must will a purpose. Even in the dark, mental pandemics condemn your thought<br />
process, and mine<br />
Even though you’re running out of time, time can be birthed<br />
It must not be insert, you don’t need a mistress<br />
I am a poet who I will to dream a fate of happiness<br />
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