The Wardrobe's Best Dressed: twelve ways to occupy my body by sloane angelou

This selection, chosen by guest editor H.V. Cramond, is from twelve ways to occupy my body by sloane angelou (kith books).

the voice remains in the throat
we beg her to let it out
she tells us humans invented soliloquy
then rejected it and us
to speak to one’s self so openly
would be judged
as madness
to let our voice out of her throat in public
would not be considered

so we let her believe
who are we to let others judge us
when we can be the judge.

sloane angelou is a Multidimensional storyteller & writer of west african origin, passionate about learning of human existence by interrogating human experiences. They exist in liminal spaces.

H.V. Cramond holds an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and was the founding Poetry Editor of Requited Journal for 10 years. In 2018, she helped pass the Survivor’s Bill of Rights in Illinois as an organizer for Rise. Read more of her writing on her website.