The Right To Feel and Prosper, A Cento Poem
by Kimberly Burnham formed from the Words of the Inner Child Poetry Posse in The Year of the Poet, March 2021
A Cento poem is carved lines of poetry, taken out of context put into a new context creating something unique.
Art just like literature
and an American activist
Tatyana Fazklizadeh ……………(Elizabeth Esguerra Castillo Foreword)
part of this wonderful cooperative effort
towards a conscious humanity ….……(William S. Peters, Sr Preface)
I’ll definitely pay attention …………… (Tatyana Fazlalizadeh xiii)
or
I will ignore it
I ………………………………………….(Gail Weston Shazor pg 4)
have the right to feel
let nobody tell you ……………………(Alicja Maria Kuberska pg 12)
that which is right
Poetically speaking ……………………(Jackie Davis Allen pg 19, 20)
ripples of the spring water carry
tears ……………………………………(Tzemin Ition Tsai pg 24)
tell ‘em
shine the light …………………………(Shareef Abdur-Rasheed, pg 30)
where every child has time, sight
and knowledge ……………………….(Kimberly Burnham pg 38)
My rights
don’t think I’m all here for you
respect me …………………………… (Elizabeth Esguerra Castillo pg 44)
add action to colors …………………..(Joseph L Paire pg 50)
laugh too much in public
always balance ……………………….(hülya n. yılmaz pg 56)
deep contemplation
that draws me inward
my body surrenders ………………….(Teresa E. Gallion pg 62)
Taste nectar
my power remains intact ……………. (Ashok Bhargava pg 68)
ceaseless energy cascading
intangible waves ………………………(Caroline Nazareno-Gabis pg 74)
stop racial injustice
speak aloud in million ways ………….(Swapna Behera pg 80)
see growth
in the pursuit for intelligence …………(Albert Carrasco pg 88)
without torment from anyone
a human right ………………………….(Eliza Segiet: pg 94)
I too will become an ancestor
and my children, your children
will prosper …………………………….(William S. Peters Sr pg 100)
from sky to sea
from earth to heaven
with perpetual and circular motion …. (Claudia Piccinno pg 113)
See what’s been yet invisible ………….(Mohammed Jaber Ahmed pg 126)
your legacy of being competent
compassion and integrity
will be remembered
by those who love and ………………… (Luzviminda G. Rivera pg 132)
look out for you
as winter turns to summer ……………. (Nigar Arif pg 139)
Read all the poems and the original context at http://www.innerchildpress.com/the-year-of-the-poet.php
