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What's in a Curl

Kings. Queens.

Consummation. Kids.

Chiefs of clans.

Children of chiefs.

Close knit communities.

Continued cycles.


Change.

Colorless crews.

Coins. Captures. Chains.

Chained to you.

Chained to the cruise.

Kill me. Kill he. Kill she.


Check teeth,

Choose wisely.

Chastise. Cracked whips.

Change name:

Kunta, no Toby.


Change, charge.

Christ of captives,

“Kill them!”

No, kill him.

Continue evil.


Change.

Break chains.

Knots, no more.

No, change chains.

Lose claims.

Coax comfort.


Contradict. Corrupt.

Cascaded crucifixions.

Charred chandeliers.

Coerce without cognition of

Coming chaos

Of civic correction.

Civilians conform society.

Combatants conquer and confer.


Continue.

Cultural contributions.

Cultural appropriation.

Cultural controversy.

No complications.

No conversations.

Did not conceive,

Cannot convey.

Concede. Not Conceit.


Continue.

Kings cower before

Crowns clarify.

Kings killed.

Queens cope. Queens cry.

Queens say,

“Fuck compliance!

Fuck cordial!”

Queens coordinate, combat,

Condemn, don’t compromise,

And command cessation

To corrupt civilization.

Queens continue

Coils, kinks, curls.

What's in a Curl: Projects

This poem is featured in Albright College's Literary Magazine, Agon, from the fall semester of  2016.

What's in a Curl: Quote

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