Benevolent Assimilation
Before I was born, I knew kindness was a weapon
Sharper than a bayonet. A moving bullet.
Thrust it to change my mind.
Fire it to take what you want.
Cherisse Yanit Nadal is the current Editor-in-Chief at The East Jasmine Review. She is a recipient of PAWA, Inc.’s Manuel G. Flores Prize in Writing, is a 2013 VONA Fellow, and attended the UCR Palm Desert Low-Residency MFA program. Her work has been published in Oatmeal Magazine and has been a featured reader at Dirty Laundry Lit, Sunday Jump, and Tuesday Night Cafe. You can follow her on Twitter & Instagram @cherisseyanit.
Comments