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You have reached the site for readers and writers on a quest for truth, wisdom, and inspiration. My book, "My Sister's Veil," takes you on a journey of piercing, no excuses, gut-wrenching survival, in the lives of three young African American women. Which character's struggle will you identify with; self-hatred, self-destruction, or self-medication? Find out which and how they navigate through each. Below is the prologue to "My Sister's Veil." It is written in the voices of the three main characters. Who are you?
MY SISTERS'S VEIL (a poem)
Toni's Veil: A beautiful face is never enough
to guarantee love, success and trust.
Torn and conflicted by what they see and say
maybe they're right, it's better their way.
They always win, so of course we would choose
to perpetrate a look, that will never lose.
I'll just take it to the twelfth degree
so it appears self righteously to be me.
So bury the mirror and who you really see,
and bury the hatred of who you really be.
Then it's easy to forget the grief,
and promise yourself you can become
a respectable Thief!
Terri's Veil: Restless and young,
with nothing to lose.
Thrown into your world
unblemished, unbruised.
Ready to grow and to trust and to learn.
But guns fill your hands, before you discern
The value of life, community, and respect,
a simple way to mask your intellect.
Apprentice of self destruction,
a King with no crown.
Frustrated and confused,
by the systematic run around.
Yet a gnarly lesson
awaits to prove,
It's by your own hand
you win or you lose!
Tina's Veil: Abandoned and afraid
ashamed and unloved,
I hid my pain, as innocent as a dove.
But the Lord answers prayers
so invisible I'll be,
'cause my black and nappy
embarrasses thee.
If only but
for a genuine veil,
I'd lose myself
in self-medicated hell.
But no need to worry
no need to fret,
their yaki hair and blue contacts
are easy to get.
So spare not a dime
for value and worth,
designer labels and gold
to our pride gives birth.
So strut on high, and lively, and proud
As you die slowly
with a legacy,
Broken and Loud!
K.C. MARSHALL (2010)
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