The People Poems: Sister
Simmons
Discarded her Saturday red panties
burned
her margarita recipe, literary erotica, secular
music
buys
clear nail polish only
rises
early on Sunday’s loves her
white church hat
matching Sunday shoes
facilitates children’s church
breaks
into hymn
often
reads her bible
never uses the Lord’s name in vain
loves
her neighbor
but not
his wife prays
for forgiveness
The
People Poems:
Carter
Fierceness about Him
plays
with the other children
magic
in His teeth
never
doubts Himself
crushed
on by prepubescent girls
“Ain’t no worse off then no one else.”
bounces
the ball, passes it, master of the court
rolls
with the cool boys
shines
His wheel chair daily.
The People
Poems: “Baby Girl” and “Little Man”
Through
the glass
past
the kitchen
down
the hall
mutual
under
age
sex
rapid
thrusting
17
overwhelmed
biting
lips
adolescent moans
“Wait, do you hear someone coming’?”
football gear
and
college applications
hello
kitty purse
and
birth control pills
nestled between
poverty
line and $100 dollar shoes
starved
for attention
feeding
on the possibility
of
after prom glow.