'Carnival' a poem by Andre Bagoo

You are not my mother so you hold
my hand tighter than you should.

The wind blows my Indian feather,
And throws red dust into my face.

This is supposed to be fun, but when
We reach the Savannah stage I am terrified...

     --READ full poem in the Boston Review.

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