Pitch Black

In the pitch blackness of our skin
Is an ocean waving in diamonds
Stories written in gold
Skies raining in silk

Is an ocean waving in diamonds
Where tsunamis of torture die
Skies raining in silk
Healing our bones and blood

Where tsunamis of torture die
In the pitch blackness of our skin
Healing our bones and blood
Stories written in gold

Stacey Joy is a National Board Certified Teacher who has taught for 38 years in Los Angeles. Stacey is a self-published poet and has poems published in various anthologies: Out of Anonymity, Savant Poetry Anthologies, Teacher Poets Writing to Bridge the Distance, and Rhythm and Rhyme: Poems for Student Athletes.

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