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Skinned Can

Skinned Can

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A poem about nonsensical racial identity.

Skinned Can

The skin, a boundary,

Insulating me from the Other,

Colors my identity,

Soaring at stake,

Entrusted in the rain,

My only true bond,

Or am I a transparent observer?

A voter, blue?

A breath, red?

A partisan, white?

A soldier, green?

A motley Mockingbird?

(February 10, 2024)

Sergio Torres Martínez, "Skinned Can" from Bestiary of Shadows. https://rdcu.be/dx61U

Copyright © 2024 by Sergio Torres Martínez.

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