fractured
praying on the one
one day maybe
one not enough now
not enough yesterday
or the day before
i am black alice
running twice as fast to stand
right in the same place
today as yesterday and
the day before
twice as qualified
not allowed to fail
reaching each mark
even though they keep changing
forced to be magic
feared for being magic
looking for magic
to move the pendulum
can’t be standing here
tomorrow
