I try to channel the memory
of my ancestors, search
with stunted roots in soil
too virgin to be fertile.
I cannot drink their wisdom
scrape only the surface
of their histories while time
burns our tenuous connection
severs me from the ancient
power of past generations.
A lone branch
on a barren family tree.
of my ancestors, search
with stunted roots in soil
too virgin to be fertile.
I cannot drink their wisdom
scrape only the surface
of their histories while time
burns our tenuous connection
severs me from the ancient
power of past generations.
A lone branch
on a barren family tree.
Gabby Gilliam lives in the DC metro area. Her poetry has most recently appeared in Tofu Ink Arts Press, Tempered Runes Press, Cauldron Anthology, and the anthology “Medusa Rises'' from Mythos Poets Society. You can find her online at gabbygilliam.squarespace.com.
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