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posted by drew
02.25.10
Not the Same
When you climb
out of a black well
you are not the same
you come to
in the blue air
with a long sore scar
circling your chest
like the shoreline
of a deep new sea
your hands are webbed
inviting you
to trust yourself
in water stranger
and wilder
than you've ever known
your heart has a kick
your eyes have
a different bite
you have emerged
from some dark wonder
you can't explain
you are not the same
--Dorothy Porter
(From The Bee Hut, Black Inc. 2009.)
drew dellinger
Drew Dellinger is a spoken word poet, professor, activist, and founder of Poets for Global Justice. He has inspired minds and hearts at hundreds of events in many countries, performing poetry and keynoting on justice, ecology, cosmology, activism, democracy and compassion.
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