With Clenched Fists, I Rage – A Collaborative Poem

I chew on my rage breaking teeth on its rock candy hard edges I resist base reflex to swallow these jagged shards whole instead spitting blood and shrapnel hard into the unrelenting soil of injustice Christine E. Ray My fist clenches unconsciously, Noticing only when my knuckles pop. They say peace and love Will win…

Lady Justice – A Collaborative Poem

we keep justice sealed under bell-shaped glass and morality locked in amber on our pristine mantelpieces we dust them off from time to time novelties to be displayed nonchalantly when discerning guests come to call Christine E. Ray rest we now on our laurels? weep, ye lady liberty /blind/ yet she sees scales unbalanced /hang/…

The Color of Our Rights: A Reproductive Rights Collaboration

I will wear red for my sisters whose health is at risk for my sisters who have been raped for my sisters who have been battered for my sisters who are already struggling to feed hungry children for my sisters who need to finish middle school high school college grad school for my sisters who…