By U-Meleni Mhlaba-Adebo
PROMPT — Despite ...
MAYBE blood
will be sacrifice
to the God’s of Pain and Suffering
maybe this blood will scorch the earth
scorch dis-ease
from this world
tick tock
clock sounds once soothing
sting like death knells
being fetal in a bed
smells familiar
like a coffin i saw once
will this be the time
i finally bury
the old
version of myself
* Photo Credit: Amand A. Lee
U-Meleni Mhlaba-Adebo is a Boston-based Zimbabwean American poet, author, speaker, singer, and educator who has performed internationally in Zimbabwe, South Africa, Nigeria, Portugal, and Ireland. She is fiercely passionate about using her voice for women's empowerment, wellness, diversity & inclusion and the exploration of translation or "hyphenated identities" through her work. Her poems have been used in film, TV, theater, and documentaries, and published in Write On The Dot. Her poetry collection Soul Psalms (She Writes Press) was described by David Updike as “written in a fearless female voice tempered with optimism and healing possibilities of love.” Visit her website: www.u-meleni.com