Imma be ok
Even wif lightening ‘n thunder
setting de trees on fire
& dogs howling up a storm
but if I were a spooky sort
(which I is deep down)
I’d say we is coming into
de apock-a-lips
* = I’m just saying
Judy Juanita’s poetry has been published widely. Her poem “Bling” was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2012. Her semi-autobiographical novel Virgin Soul is about a young woman who joins the Black Panther Party in the 60s (Viking, 2013). She appears in Netflix’s Last Chance U: Season 5, Laney College where she teaches.