Second Coming

After Mahmoud Darwish

our names will not dissipate : we will become air     your lungs
turn you breathless

churn you to produce a feral pulp : activate our water spirits
whiteness reckoned we create a Final Passage :


our future

Author of the article

Tiezst “Tie” Taylor is a Disabled Black femme who is non-binary trans. They are a radical educator, artist-activist, poet, and storyteller. Their work explores their experiences in surviving: Disability and severe mental illness; intergenerational trauma and poverty; and intersecting forms of oppression in the U.S. They use their art and research to educate, heal, nurture, radicalize, and catalyze change for all marginalized peoples. Follow Tiezst on Instagram @tiezst