THE UNSPOKEN
Poetry by Jennifer Brown Banks
Galvanized by fear
They live in
Gated communities
With perfectly manicured lawns,
Dressed in sapphire green
That wink at us
With flirtatious beauty,
Ironically,
With a welcoming appeal,
Yet guarded
From those of us,
Perceived as outsiders,
Or square peg
In-a-hole different,
Remaining
Exclusive,
Undiluted,
Monolithic,
Boasting
The unspoken,
“No coloreds allowed”
As history reminds us,
Trespassing
Carries
Penalties
Jennifer Brown Banks is the founder and president of Poets United to Advance the Arts, a community-based arts organization in Illinois. Over the years, she has maintained an array of creative roles—poet, editor, entrepreneur, instructor, freelance writer, award-winning blogger, and branding expert (to name a few). Jennifer’s award-winning poetry has been featured in numerous print and online publications which include: Poetic Voices, Chicken Bones, Being Single Magazine, Rolling Out, and Curbside Splendor. Her work has been featured in numerous anthologies as well. Banks is the author of five books of verse on life, love and lessons in between. She is a contributing author to “The Ultimate Freelancer’s Guidebook,” published by Adams Media, 2016.
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