For my sister a graphic artist fighting the ravages of juvenile diabetes at 63 years of age. Never stop fighting!
an image in the sky
trying to believe in why
deep moon sigh
if to try
girl is a woman
adrift
where light is but a
reflection
where
tomorrow falls upon the breath
of today
slow in dance
always a chance
to live the dream
light across her eyes
shadow of a woman
dancing slow
Let us hope that there is a cure for diabetes very soon so that that kind of lifelong suffering will no longer plague those who are unfortunate at birth.
Still Living on my Feet is the follow up to Tichaona Chinyelu’s first book, In the Whirlwind, which was rooted in a sense of hard-hitting revolutionary black love. However, in this sophomore effort, Tichaona brings the revolutionary essence from deep
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Your poem speaks to her resilience.
Ron
Love ya!
Jane