will i be dirt
UMA ARENGO
will i be dirt-
bound yet free, shapely and shivering in the human fruit, peeling away my fibers in freeing strides, scratching the shell of freedom; will i be sweet- smelling, fruit- like and fruitful in my human core, blooming in freeing strides; will i fall to dust, rotting and wrinkling on earth, peeling away at sour flesh, cracking the shell of freedom (be dirt- bound and free); will i be fruit- like to the core: soft, tender, raw and real? |
Uma Arengo is a high school junior at Long Beach High School on Long Island, New York. She has received awards for her work from the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, Lake Effect National Poetry Contest, and more. Uma enjoys writing about a variety of topics that interest her, including nature, feminism, and self-discovery.