every visceral moment cherished. life force
surging. boldly along
the barbed wire tightrope,
leaping over the
iconography of self-hatred. Exorcising
Barbie, the
Tragic Mulatto,
Mammy, The
Slut,
The
Frost Maiden, The
Hag, The
Feminist,
The Good Girl. Being
woman enough
changes the
dominant paradigm,
allows the
ancestor's voice,
gives direction to
the unworthy. lives
fully without apology. takes up space