The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
Kin Folks
The face of Aunt Norris
when she saw me hanging flyers for a gay poetry group on a bulletin board. The face of Uncle Weed
when he got the word from Aunt Norris
that I might be queer. My face when he asked, drunk off his ass, if I suck dick. The face of Aunt Earline finding out the news from Uncle Weed, who found out from Aunt Norris, that the nephew who loves her jelly cake more than life, likes men the way women do. The face Auntee Alice made when it was whispered in her ear by her daughter, my cousin, Chrissy, that her nephew, the son of one of her brothers, is a punk. The faces of cousin Melvet and cousin Toni, who used to give me free chicken at Popeye's and all the burgers I could eat from Burger King, that the cousin she never sees is a fag. The face of the twins, Kee-Kee and Kenny, finding out from cousin Sean in a game of gin rummy, about the rumor that the 'ham' of the family, is a faggot. The wrinkles of Auntee Mable's face stretched, her husband's mouth, dropped open, when they got wind of the latest familial scandal that their nephew, the cousin to her daughters, Tameka, Monique and Kim, the second cousin to their children, plays for the pink team. The face of Leisha getting the call in Virginia. The face of Duane hearing of it in Wakulla. The faces of Ebony and J.R. putting two and two Together after figuring out exactly which cousin, and being none other than shocked beyond belief that I kiss and lie with men. The face of my uncle they call 'Chicken Man,' the brother to sisters, the brother to brothers, the father to son and daughters, and the ex-husband to the ex-wife in Woodville, hearing that I am an all-out abomination, a sinner, a sodomite. #Unreal #Poetry #KinFolks #Homophobia #LGBT Visit our shop and subscribe. Sponsor us. Submit and become a contributor. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. CommentsComments are closed.
|