What makes a woman walk
boldly into a space she knows
another walks and there, with
curly words and smiley faces
she proceeds to make herself
a new place out of witchcraft.
She knows a man will always
listen to new words just as if
these token words take on new
meaning when spewing from
the lips of a new colored head.
It is shameful to have to watch
a friendship torn apart just for
the sake of written words that
can blow away like the dust
storms of a tornado's frenzy
leaving nothing for anyone
to hold.
sylvis sammons spivey
2006


boldly into a space she knows
another walks and there, with
curly words and smiley faces
she proceeds to make herself
a new place out of witchcraft.
She knows a man will always
listen to new words just as if
these token words take on new
meaning when spewing from
the lips of a new colored head.
It is shameful to have to watch
a friendship torn apart just for
the sake of written words that
can blow away like the dust
storms of a tornado's frenzy
leaving nothing for anyone
to hold.
sylvis sammons spivey
2006


