Lucille Clifton - blessing the boats

Someone called me loud the other day. I'm trying to be quieter. I promise I'll get back to that Heidi Montag song. And John D'Agata. But for now, I give you Lucille Clifton. xo, RobynLINKS:Buy "Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems 1988-2000" through BOA Editions: https://www.boaeditions.org/collections/lucille-cliftonMore on Lucille here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucille_CliftonDonate to The Trevor Project here: http://www.thetrevorproject.orgDon't Be Cruel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd7dCbEfTs4My Prerogative: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cDLZqe735kToo Close for Comfort Rainbow Wall: https://cinemastarlets.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/41.jpg