Pages perform a production. Sequence sizes

my African American skin. Surfaces spread

and spring to daisy dances. Musical minds

are entertainment. Elevate the economy with

words written past poetry on paper. Read a

story selection as stanzas.

Passages parade the purpose where words

penetrate. Pinch on people’s poetic base

beat. Art articulates the women of color

who administrate.

Identify individual emotions. Soak in the

drawings. It is time for us to draw dreams

with a permanent marker. I am a woman of

color, a painting made to be admired.

Behind an artistic book is a bold movement.

Examine the message.

Page by page turns to poetry.

Traci Neal is a neurodivergent poet residing in Columbia, South Carolina. She shared her late diagnosis story on Newsweek and Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism, to name a few. Her poetry has been featured in many publications. Neal utilizes poetry as a tool for advocacy and to raise awareness worldwide.