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I admit
my first thought
as I sat inside the crowded room
was to count us
I only needed
five fingers to tally our faces
throughout the day
I admonished myself
for the constant need
to be one among many
until one of the tallied confided
that she had counted us all too.
©Kiana Davis 2013
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Published by Poet Kiana Davis
Kiana Davis was born and raised in Richmond, California. She began writing poetry at the age of 12 to grapple with growing up in a low income community and to help her develop her identity as a young black girl in America.
For the past 10 years, she has worked as an educator teaching at-risk youth in Washington State.
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