Expressions of me by Mary Seymour

Expressions of me

I AM THE VOICE OF A BLACK WOMAN CAUGHT BETWEEN YOUTH AND OLD AGE

I AM THE VOICE OF AN ANGRY BIRD THAT CAN’T UNDERSTAND THE VIDEO APP

I AM THE VOICE OF ALL OF THE ANCESTORS WHO WALKED BEFORE ME

I AM THE ENSLAVED GIRL WHO LOST HER LIFE BY THE HAND OF A SLAVE MASTER

I AM THE VOICE THAT CALLED MESSAGES ACROSS THE NIGRA RIVER

I AM MOTHER 

WIFE

GRANDMOTHER

GREAT-GRAND MOTHER

LIFE