UNSPOKEN
I have a voice inside my head
that doesn’t correlate with the words
I create
two hundred thousand words
of a cursed language
yet
no syllables native to who I am
I am a mute
a cursed language
the thoughts in my mind
drown me like the elevated tides
of the salted seas
that keep me stagnant on this island
mind wondering
mind wandering
but never verbalizing
the spewed concepts &
unspoken thoughts
Dyslexia
Dyslexic-us
I think them Hebrews..
they really on to something
reading and writing
right to left
Dyslexia
Dyslexic-us
backwards
bad words
backwards
bad words
never moving forward
tongue so cursed
rooted from dialects
not native to my tongue
sometimes
the bondage between
this language and my mind
burns like
the corners
of winters chapped lips
sometimes
the bondage between
this language and my mind
makes me feel like
I never really had a chance
like a breeched baby
umbilical wrapped around her neck
a noose
stemming from generations of oppression and lies
connected to the veins in her tongue
my words taste like
nothing
if it’s stolen
then..
it’s not yours
so
if its stolen
then..
it’s not yours
Whose curse is this?
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From PoetSy
Peace, On the mic I go by PoetSy but off stage you can just call me Si. Air sign through and through, I’m just here to vibe on this earth. I’m a local poet native to Grand Rapids where I reside on the Southeast side of town. I’ve been writing my whole life but just recently started performing my pieces and doing spoken word and dramatic expression. I work at Godwin High School where I created OCE (Our Creative Expressions) Spoken Word and Poetry club where I’m now expanding outward in my community with the desire to provide a safe space of expression for those who have something to say. Be on the lookout for my very first Poetry Novella -Duly Noted, a project I’ve been working on this past year and I’m so excited to get this Novella out there and into the world. With Love – PoetSY |
