Taylor Steele
Inam Kang
Inam Kang
Jae Nichelle
Cat Velez
JR Mahung
JR Mahung
Elaine Wang
Elaine Wang
Dave Harris
Dave Harris
Dante Douglas
Tim Barzditis
Tim Barzditis
Rebecca Brown
Rebecca Brown
James Ardis
Danielle Perry
Genna Coleman
Yes, I too have known fire. And yes,
I too have wondered if I come from
a burnt people. A people who have always
been ablaze. I too have hated my own hands
.
And yes, I too have been prince to a kingdom of folk
and then dishonored them. I have worn a white mask.
I have cut my hair to look less like me. I too
have sought to be anything other than the ashes
of another man's sin. I have tried to earn my existence
in a nation that would not claim me. I have scorched
the ones who care most. I have searched the countryside
to find something I always had.
And yes, I too have been unworthy of my mother’s love.
And yes, I too have known the right thing to do
and done otherwise. I too have been a refugee
and a product of my tribe. Yes, I am still running.
I too am afraid of being a good man. And yes, I too
have been beaten by water until it felt like a baptism.
And yes, I too would burn the whole forest down
just to feel the warmth against my skin.
For Zuko was written by Dave Harris.