by Nancy D. Tolson
Pigskin
Dogs dead
A thug in a football jersey
Money don’t buy sense nor dignity
Endorsements for leather sneakers should remain
Instead of time to think about you becoming more humane
Nancy D. Tolson is an associate professor who writes both academically and creatively. Her poetry and stories can be found in various journals (online and print) and books including Bum Rush the Page; A Def Poetry Jam (2002), Erotic Haiku (2004) and Bleeding on the Page: Women Writing About Menstruation (forthcoming).