Our Blood Into Ink
written by: Christine E. Ray
@Christabelle666
I reject the stifling silence
I shall speak the hidden truth unflinching
I refuse to smile through gritted teeth
during the rewriting of my history
into palatable bedtime stories for others’ comfort
I am finished with these lies of omission
I will no longer be polite
I will not be grateful for tossed crumbs
or patronizing pats on the head
I have no use for pity
I will join hands with my sisters
brothers
warriors all
we shall recite our tales of survival
in clear, resonant voices
Rich iron blood shall be transformed into ink
in fountain pens held
by our resolved hands
it will fill page after page
until all our truths have been told
and they blaze brightly across the night sky
Christine E. Ray lives outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A former Managing Editor of Sudden Denouement Publications, she founded Indie Blu(e) Publishing with Kindra M. Austin in September 2018. Ray is the author of the award-winning Composition of a Woman and The Myths of Girlhood. Her writing is also featured in SMITTEN This Is What Love Looks Like: Poetry by Women for Women an Anthology, We Will Not Be Silenced: The Lived Experience of Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Told Powerfully Through Poetry, Prose, Essay, and Art, Anthology Volume I: Writings from the Sudden Denouement Literary Collective, Swear to Me, and All the Lonely People. Read more of her work at Brave & Reckless.
Latest posts by Christine E. Ray (see all)
- Woman Seeking Poetry - November 2, 2020
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