Because The Machine Will Try To Grind

Those Of Us Forged In The Crucibles Of Difference Know That Survival Is Not An Academic Skill.

I Am Black Because I Come From The Earth's Inside Now Take My Word For Jewel In The Open Light.

Part Of The Lesbian Consciousness Is An Absolute Recognition Of The Erotic Within Our Lives And, Taking That A Step Further, Dealing With The Erotic Not Only In Sexual Terms.

My Fear Of Anger Taught Me Nothing.

What I Most Regretted Were My Silences. Of What Had I Ever Been Afraid?