ANTI-CAPITALIST POEM

by Yasmeen Tajiddin

I STILL WANT THE MONEY

in the form of a house

with a banister and mauve trim

around the windows, framing

my loves barbecuing

bell peppers, watering

one another

& i know it’s

green to think we can

be rich enough to live

full untouched by anything

but the pollen that releases itself

into the spring air yes i know

i know

but i still want

YASMEEN TAJIDDIN is an Oromo-African American poet living in metro Atlanta and the UAE. They are in their final year of a BA program in creative writing at New York University. In their free time, they post TikToks sharing contemporary Black poetry @solangescousin.

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