Mt. Rainier & Black men are the same

from We Be Walkin' Blackly in the Deep

Photo by Caleb Riston on Unsplash

Look closely: 		 see 
the mountain of a man reaching
above the firmament that separates
his head from his body
& if you wait long enough, you’ll
hear him call to you from the pier
& I’m just waiting to see him
like i’m waiting for some 
nameless god that is not my God—
this mountain breathes the soul of a Black man,
is r…