POETRY
Kissing Ink
Shawntaye Scott
I am a storyteller.
I have been kissed,
I have been baptized,
By a stamp of distinction.
Every stencil every tracing,
Every coloring and shading,
Every detail, every stroking,
Tells a unique story about me.
I am liberated; I am alive,
I’ve emerged from my cocoon,
I am creative; I am artistic,
I’ve embodied my own muse.