Deb Ewing landed on Medium this past month and she has been lighting the platform up ever since! When she reached out to me to become a writer for A Cornered Gurl, I was beside myself with glee for I had been following her on Twitter. When I say this woman is a fireball, trust & believe she is that. Her writing shows no fear: it is raw and intense. I want nothing more than to read her writing over and over again. I am glad I get to be one of her editors.
The piece that lands her the feature for this week is her second contribution to ACG and it is aptly titled, “hate speech.” Not only is she an incredible writer, but she is also a visual artist. The artwork you see accompanying her poem is hers. You will not be disappointed. I guarantee it.
hate speech
you don’t see the cavity right away
you don’t see the cavity
right away
it slips between etiquette
and camaraderie
testing the atmosphere
where allowed, it swells
into a sandwich, eaten
by those craving sustenance
but the comfort of bread
only soaks up the serum
leaking out from what
might have been
meat
it crawls up the gullet
takes a life of its own
proclaims smiling
You Let This Happen
and you did.
Originally published in A Cornered Gurl via Medium.
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