Do As I Say
written by: Dana Kinsey
@wordsbyDK
“Nothing” was my answer most days
It reverbed in passive echoes
“What can you add?” was the question
But “can” and “will” do not share souls
No heart-shaped tree carvings for them
Just know, I teemed with thought bubbles
Smart balloons stretched taut with regret
Same ones you swallow in my class
Locked girl, Caged Bird, sans words
Like Hester Prynne and Stella K.
“Nothing” was my answer most days
Just know, I teemed with thought bubbles
Like all the women slayed in Nam
Except eight engraved on that Wall
Hold not your peace but speak
For you and for me and for Eve
Dana Kinsey is a teacher, writer, and actor from Lancaster, PA. She holds a BA in English from King’s College as well as an MA in Theater from Villanova University. She is currently a faculty member in the Fine and Performing Arts Department at Lancaster Catholic High School. Her work has been published in Yellow Chair Review, Broadkill Review, Fledgling Rag, Silver Needle Press, Harrisburg Magazine, 717, and Teaching Theatre. Her play WaterRise, based on a poem of the same title, was featured in the Radioactive Festival at the Gene Frankel Theatre in Greenwich Village.
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- Do As I Say - August 7, 2019
