Poetry

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By

Mirissa D. Price

This is a protest

This is a poem.

And this is a president. This is his hair

and his wall. And his tweets. Being fact-checked.

This is a country. This is its people.

Its color. Its richness. This is its heritage.

This is a vote. And this is a protest. What matters.

What doesn’t. Four years aren’t wasted.

This is a voice. Of one of the people. Speaking with

uterus. Writing as immigrants.

Mirissa D. Price

The doctor said she would live in a nursing home, confined to a wheelchair, crippled by pain; that was thirteen years ago. Instead, Mirissa D. Price is a 2019 DMD candidate at Harvard School of Dental Medicine, spreading pain-free smiles, writing through her nights, and, once again, walking through her days. Follow Mirissa at http://mirissaprice.wordpress.com to stay up-to-date with Mirissa’s publications in The Huffington Post, Yellow Chair Review, and Scarlet Leaf Review and connect with Mirissa on facebook and twitter.