why she gotta be so why’s he
so could they be any more
they’re just so so so
she just can’t help being she’s
the one in the group sorry i’m
stepping away it was v inside
looks way too in there shhhh
or people will think we’re all that
don’t talk don’t even blink
don’t be sing or seem i mean
the typa that also makes you
contagious me & all my
friends even our neighbors
we have people in our family
& they all stay
Contributor’s Note
Meagan Washington is a Black poet and Houston native. She received her BA from the University of Houston and an MFA from Hunter College, where she teaches composition and writing about literature. Her work appears in Bodega and The Recluse.
