"Cling" by LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs

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Child with continuing cling issue his No in final fire                                                                              -Gwendolyn Brooks   sapphires are lovely as the Star of Bombay revered by Child. she embodies its six rays replacing spoiled limbs. with heat she hopes to change her lack luster, halt the continuing spectrum a cousin sapped from her. a vampire's cling, she remembers his as cornflower blue. a distracting issue a lover is not guilty of. how does he know it's a turn off? he cannot enter her that way nor retire to any position. No moment to gaze without recall. shadows cannot swing in the amber light. she admires little if at all. a final twinge when lover pinch upon entering Crayola blush fire.            Copyright © 2019 LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs. Originally published in Poem-a-Day on June 18, 2019, by the Academy of American Poets. About This Poem   "The poem, originally a golden shovel, is a form created by Terrance Hayes. It deals with childhood trauma, specifically sexual abuse and the probable inability to have a healthy sex life. I was asked to write several golden shovels based on lines from Gwendolyn Brooks poems—where the name of the form originates from—for an anthology. This is one of them." —LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs   A writer, vocalist and sound artist, LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs is the author TwERK (Belladonna*, 2013). Her interdisciplinary work has been presented nationally and internationally. She lives in Harlem. Photo Credit: Willy Somma Poetry by Diggs   TwERK (Belladonna*, 2013) "Beverly Hills, Chicago" by Gwendolyn Brooks "Lighthead's Guide to the Galaxy" by Terrance Hayes "Medusa" by Patricia Smith June Guest Editor: Samiya Bashir   Thanks to Samiya Bashir, author of Field Theories (Nightboat Books, 2017), who curated Poem-a-Day for this month's weekdays. Read a Q&A with Bashir about her curatorial approach this month and find out more about our guest editors for the year. Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.   You are receiving this e-mail because you elected to subscribe to our mailing list. If you would like to unsubscribe, please click here.   © Academy of American Poets 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038