Objects of de[struction]ire by Shams Alkamil

objects of de[struction]ire

poetry by Shams Alkamil

jordan peele scripted / a meat-eating chimp / niggas say black is chimp niggas is niggas / roll the cameras / confuse set lights with sweat-ridden palms africa is hot? / niggas is beautiful / ugly is roll over on your side

cocaine-pinky scooping sugar into chai / i cry over the kettle / confuse boiling water with servitude beautiful is dashiki clinging to/ sex scars/ damp with chai niggas say black is chimp / niggas will fuck you nonetheless / sugar coats the air

auntie stares whisper / the golden-tooth smirks / confuse attention with attention shake as the kettle pours / shake as cocaine-pinky cackles / shake as the kettle pours ask (oblige) me/ lick the sugar off / aaaaaand, end scene cocaine-pinky

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