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Published on September 20, 2014

Paper Trail

written by JeNae Taylor


past this down to me

give me a story that fills silent vacancies

covering echoes that long to be shallow

…

i just want to know you

as the being you wanted to be/were/was/am still


Prompt, complete each line then place in a safe place to be given to someone as an heirloom

I am

Otherwise known as

Because in

So I chose to

 

For example:

i am JeNae’

otherwise known as creator and adventurer

because in 2014 my body bore witness to many inhumane travesties

so i chose record this history through the lens of poetry while searching for God

 

Top Image: Barbara Jones–Hogu, Unite, screen print, 1971.


 

Jenae Taylor Headshot JeNae’ Taylor is a creative thinker, youth enthusiast, thought producer and possibility believer currently moving throughout Chicago. 

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