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.
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.