American author James Baldwin.
america
i am not
interested
in being
your little fish
your pond
your net
your wade
in the water
i am not
interested
in your bait
or the way
you casually
breach my
gutted future
upon my
mothers
dismembered
land
Anastacia-Reneé served as the Seattle Civic Poet from 2017 to 2019 and was the recipient of the 2018 James W Ray Distinguished Artist Award for Washington artists. A two-time Pushcart nominee, she is the author of five books of poetry.