ljidol20thAnniversary: WEEK 3: coprolite

		coprolite like diamonds

she walks into the light
bold and daring

she owns it
wearing coprolite like diamonds

she knows her roots are not made in mansions
but from moving around
slum to slum
and month to month

she owns her past and wears it on her wrists
            her neck
               hanging from her ears
you can take the girl from the hood
but you can't take the hood from the girl

it created her strength and her daring 
she doesn't want to pretend this future
so coprolite it is
knowing full well her shit is on display
so she writes her poems
    sharing pieces of herself 
        day by day 
        and bit by bit
    hoping
    praying
        her truth isn't too much
        doesn't tarnish her now
        doesn't scare off too many
            or ruin the day
			again

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