Safety
They stole my milk
No. Nono. Nonono. I wasn't going back there
How loose the silk
Halle saw my face,
He smeared on butter in disgrace,
When they stole my milk.
How jailed down the juice,
How quick the jailed-up flavor ran free,
How loose the silk.
I put my babies where they would be safe,
I wasn't going back to Sweet Home,
They stole my milk
It's my job to know what is terrible
Schoolteacher ain't got 'em
How loose the silk
Nobody going to take away Sweet Home
Nobody going to keep me from my children.
Nobody will ever get my milk,
How loose and free the silk.
A poem of the main character in the form of a villanelle.
They stole my milk
No. Nono. Nonono. I wasn't going back there
How loose the silk
Halle saw my face,
He smeared on butter in disgrace,
When they stole my milk.
How jailed down the juice,
How quick the jailed-up flavor ran free,
How loose the silk.
I put my babies where they would be safe,
I wasn't going back to Sweet Home,
They stole my milk
It's my job to know what is terrible
Schoolteacher ain't got 'em
How loose the silk
Nobody going to take away Sweet Home
Nobody going to keep me from my children.
Nobody will ever get my milk,
How loose and free the silk.
A poem of the main character in the form of a villanelle.