Joanna Gilman Hyde

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COMPLEXION

by Joanna Gilman Hyde

The Tomato-coloured Couch 5:00pm

I Am Black Jesus

I Am Red, Yellow, Brown, White

Purple Is The Colour

Of My Massive Heart

My Hair Is A Rainbow

I Wear No Clothes

But Unlike The Emperor

I Know That I Am

Naked

Published: February 22, 2014

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Tags: 9/11 : 9/11 artist : artist : black : Black Jesus : brown : existence : humanity : Nova Scotia : nova scotia poet : poetry : purple : reconciliation of opposites : red : religion : spirituality : white : yellow

7 Comments to “COMPLEXION”

Ben Naga says:

February 23, 2014 at 1:42 pm

… And shameless.

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- joannagilmanhyde says:
  
  February 23, 2014 at 5:19 pm
  
  Thanks Ben — you would make that observation. Shouldn’t everyone be?
  
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  - Ben Naga says:
    
    February 23, 2014 at 6:56 pm
    
    Stalin? De Sade? Bush?
joannagilmanhyde says:

February 23, 2014 at 7:27 pm

Are you comparing me to them?

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- Ben Naga says:
  
  February 23, 2014 at 7:39 pm
  
  No, no. Simply reflecting on your suggestion that everyone should be shameless.
  
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  - joannagilmanhyde says:
    
    February 23, 2014 at 7:46 pm
    
    Whew! What I think is that everyone should be proud of who they are as human beings — but if they happen to be “bad,” how can they be true to themselves?
  - Ben Naga says:
    
    February 23, 2014 at 7:49 pm
    
    Hmm. Not an easy question.

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