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Dr. Maya Angelou said that there is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside of yourself.
As a reading and writing teacher, I believe in teaching stories.
I believe in teaching students to share them.
I believe in teaching them to speak.
I believe it is valuable for them to have the chance to see my authentic voice as a writer in the real world presented in these posts. That is, after all, the purpose of writing—to share it with an audience. To speak. To tell a story like only you can.
This is what it looks like when MnikesaSpeaks.
(Photo by: Rachel Liu-Ballard)
when even my shadow is foreign...
when she speaks too quickly
in bright colors and pitch
nuance and rhythm which
i don't recognize.
and she walks right on alone
out of my comfort zone
into the steady traffic
that is my rage.
did you know
that it came like this, too?
anger
so close you could
touch her
if you only
saw her coming.
