As tulip as u

We are more similar than different

Photo by Job Vermeulen on Unsplash

Imagine me

having to read

in order to compete.

Yet here I am

Drunk as can be

let’s see.

How can I relate?

No afro for me,

Chariot free,

California driver

Lover of sparking water.

But wait

I love soul food too

and I too am made of water

Butterfly lover, Monarchs for me.

I, a tulip but violet

alone at first

but bound by humanity,

part of a field of dreams.

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Originally published on Medium on 2023-12-01.