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1–2 minutes

To read

I thought I should write a blog

Before I went to bed

But my brain is somewhat raw

So I’ll write a poem instead

Today was good

By no means great

I ushered at the theater

Watching people graduate

Then I went home to Dante

Thinking ‘my poor sick cat!’

But the moment I walked in the door

He walked out, sauntered like a brat

And roamed the neighborhood all day

But came home to sleep

I out to bill him for his health

Snarky little creep

This evening I went to a mosque

And watched the service they held

I’m not one for religion, mostly

But I was compelled

It was basically homework

For my internship

So of the many waters of faith

I took a tiny sip

I wore a hijab

I sat with the ladies and kids

Feeling like a stranger and a fake

Doing what my professor bids

Now I’m home and I can’t sleep

At least not peacefully

Because it’s summer and all damn day

I did nothing for me

Poetry helps me out sometimes

It’s like a silly game

But this and a true vacation

Are totally not the same

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Ama Ndlovu explores the connections of culture, ecology, and imagination.

Her work combines ancestral knowledge with visions of the planetary future, examining how Black perspectives can transform how we see our world and what lies ahead.