Poems from Khadijah Hannah
Raw.
Take away the chlorine and see
Water not yet purified,
Expansive and mysterious as the ocean,
Curious and shining and rocking.
...
Hidden behind my silent smile I stand aware.
Encourage the abuse of the tortured? I don’t dare.
But
I stare, and cry internally,
Yearn...
I am Flawless
Made of shining steel illuminated by the grandiose sun
Tanned flesh molded from hot meteors
Raisined, Standing.
I close my...