Sagirah Shahid
Bomb Pop
Scab on knee: Scratch
Dandelion-fros roam free: Blow
Kiss pavement with your jump-shot: Fly
Bubbles in the sky, hopscotch-shoulders in the sky: Giggle
Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack. All dressed in
Black, Black, Black.
Humidity so heavy
even the memory of joy explodes: FIREWORKS (!!!) or, the other one.
Sagirah Shahid is a Black Muslim poet from Minneapolis, MN. Her poetry and prose are published in Mizna, Winter Tangerine, Paper Darts, Juked, and elsewhere.