How do you
see me
now?
Do you even feel me ?
Do you view
me
brilliant, bold, bright & beautiful,
unencumbered by presumptions
made
out of history:
oriental narratives
raced texts
gender tales
class stories
sexuality serialized
plus all other
fixed tenses
steeped in so many
misconceptions
about
my choices,
however well cloaked.
Drawing of selfie portrait by Claudette Purville of UdetteArts
