Dear Aunt Lizzie:
I know you told me
not to go to Africa.
You’ve been there,
and “it’s so dirty!”
you said.
But I went, and
sank my feet into
Sub-Saharan sand,
placed my hands upon
Pink Lake salt.
I have bathed in this dirt
and will bring it home.
BIO: Stephani Maari Booker of Minneapolis, MN, writes works for the page and for performance that are grounded in her multiple identities: African American, lesbian, lower-class, nerdy and sexy. She has poetry, nonfiction, science fiction and erotic fiction in many publications. For more information about Stephani’s work, go to www.goodreads.com/athenapm.
Wanderlust 