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Playground Elegy

The first time I slid down a slide my mother told me to hold my hands towards the sky. Something about gravity, weight distribution, & feeling the air ripple through your fingers. I remember reaching the bottom, smile consuming half of my face, hands still in the air because I didn’t want it to stop.… Continue reading Playground Elegy

Published June 17, 2015
Categorized as Blackness, Coming-of-Age, Poetry Tagged Blackness, Clint Smith, Coming of Age, Poetry
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