She is black...
she won't, can't
they won't let her
he won't show her
yeah maybe she is smart
but for a black girl
white girl smart must be
just so special
like a golden glow
blinding them all
getting their attention
unlike the darkness
of those not alike.

nikita c.11.2014

8.19.10

Today was the kind of day I wanted to rewind.
Do over, replay, take 2.

Not quite like that day
I wanted to pause this moment and that
watch again on a big screen
in a park covered by a starry night and little drops of rain

I often can't stop the playback
the favorite scenes
your lines were as if they belonged only to me
your light blinding me, your part to never be recast

nikita

puzzled

like a puzzle you challenge me
but with no end in sight

like a jigsaw you shaped me
sharp edges, soft corners
around tight turns

like a game
our ships battle then surrender
to the deliciously sweet candyland
we escape to

nikita