The population of men lined
in the streets astonished me.
Poignant smells of sandalwood and spice
lingered over this stream of mixed
earth tone colors shouting,
“Fresh meat! Fresh meat!”
No one else was around, then I
realized they were referring to me
Serena Tome is a poet and humanitarian who enjoys writing about social justice, and personal heritage. In 2009, she launched an international reading series for African children to connect, learn, and participate in literary activity with students from around the world via video conferencing. She has literary work published and/or forthcoming in The Litchfield Review, Foundling Review, The Legendary, Breadcrumb Scabs, Word Riot, Calliope Nerve, Counterexample Poetics, Full of Crow, Boston Literary Magazine, The Stray Branch, and other publications. She is currently working on her first chapbook. You can find out more about Serena at www.serenatome.blogspot.com.
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