“3 bones will crush a neck
femur, tibia, patella
And the weight of 500 years
Of enslavement, of oppression and brutality
In 8 minutes 46 seconds
So many NAMES, held by 27 bones
As arm pushes up, punching through resistance
Deeply rooted and transplanted generation to generation
Defiantly stretching and reaching
Searching for Light
Together we hold the birthright
And breathe the NAMES into
Tightly clenched fingers folding into palms
Becoming hulls for safekeeping
Chrysalis . . .”
Excerpt from the book, “ENOUGH say their names.”
