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LITTERATEUR
Carolyne Afroetry MA
UNMARKED GRAVES OF POETS
Spiked, black fences besieged
the boneyard correctional facility. Even as the last rays of the
Gnarled trees hunkered down sun disappear behind
over the somber plummets of plain- mabati roofs and the
Spine chilling winds and the drop of Season of mourning fades.
Dead leaves Morning dew will glisten
Censored colloquy on the grass
Ripped vocal cords. Dawn will be another bypass
Roll call in absentia. drafted by the government
As our bones rise to meet
A murder of crows stride and and greet the sun.
Squawk on the manicured
scutch grass. Let it be known
Rows of weathered marble and Our words are epitaphs
fallen wood bereft of epitaphs. on life’s manuscript.
Junked verifiers
Restrained lyricists
Arrested dramatists
Blue-penciled manuscripts.
Epistles of immortality bound
with the relics
of poets past.
History will honor us! Carolyne M. Acen (Afroetry) is a
Ugandan Spoken word poet, writer and
counselor. She currently manages Echo
minds Poets, a group of 7 female poets
dedicated to bringing women's stories to
the stage in a theatrical production. She
was part of the Afro Women Poetry
project last year and she is publishing 2
poetry collections this year..
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