Dovecote
Shahea Walker
Queen of the Ocean
He said I smelled like America. And before I could ask for an explanation, his fingers topographize my insides trying to map out mountains plains and valleys alike. I thought of myself as more of an ocean boundless filled with undiscovered truths waves inviting, he’d find himself realm tied and wonder why men couldn’t live underwater.



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Shahea Walker is an aspiring human, who was born in Texas. She enjoys quiet spaces filled with loud thoughts and colors, and thinks that axolotls are cute.