Check the Box
Check the box
make sure it’s not too small
or all that goodness
won’t fit inside
that goodness
that stands outside
your ethnicity
weight
gender
sexual preference
age
religion
that goodness
that screams in the dead of night
Let Me Out!
the core burning so brightly
it cannot be stifled
even by the thick cloak
of midnight
or tradition
for its light rivals
that of a thousand stars
So check that box
and make sure its boundaries
aren’t set so small
that you forget
you were born with wings,
not meant for boxes.
First published in Modern Women
