With No Immediate Cause (notes to Ntozake)

In appreciation of the poem by the same namewith no immediate causeby Ntozake Shange I used dashes (—) to mark line breaks when quoting Ntozake Shange’s poem, so as not to be confused with her artistic use of slash marks.  The most useful piece of information I took from my intro to women’s and gender

Harassment

This is a “Poem of the Day” feature piece Do men think I build myself on the Unstable bricks Of their fantasies Mold my arms out of their desire Shape my legs in a way That moves them forward And roots me in place I must be pretty damn foolish Not to color my skin