Koi B.

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On Days I Find It Difficult To Stand

I am a strong savage warrior Queen running by the beat of my own steady drum
On days I find it most difficult to witness the sun’s radiance playing
hide and seek between the trees
The tangerine colored skies colliding with the grey matter of clouds transitioning day to night.
On days that I feel that I am wilting and cannot rise,
I must water my feet so that I may unapologetically stand.
I stand boldly in murky waters and like the lotus flower I will bloom
Wild curls not to be tamed
Honey drenched skin to be devoured
Adorned with emerald eyes and pure cocaine coated teeth to feast
Long toned legs to carry me, shoulders of strength that carry the weight of a
thousand fallen warriors on my back
Alexander, you are not the first nor the last man to be gracefully conquered by a
hurricane of a woman mesmerizingly obliterating everything in your path
A pretty mouth pouring out enticing words loud with persuasion as a way to pay
homage to my sister Cleopatra
I am the Captain, the Queen, the Lord, the Goddess of my life
I wear the bullet wounds for every gun that tried to shoot me down
Those on bended knees before me to pray at my heavenly temple may sometimes
Come to prey upon my body yet some are present to wholeheartedly worship at my feet.
I find the balance to steady my own crown for I am a Queen
Never mistake sugar for salt because things are not always what they may seem
I will command them to more mountains and part seas in pursuit of my love
because my love is king and it deserves to come second to none
I will rise as a strong savage warrior Queen and run from anything that may not set me free
         I represent strength, I am the embodiment of impeccable beauty
         I have set fire to this Earth and I have frolicked in the flames
         There is no weakness in my fire, I burn with absolute fierceness
         There is no fault in my stars and I vividly illuminate the
         darkest night’s sky.
                               Koi, strong savage warrior Queen
                               I will bow to no one but God
                               I will love not a soul more than my own.

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Written by Koi, 2025, “Koi B.,” Voices on the Inside: A Poetic Justice Self-Portrait Poetry and Photography Exhibit, accessed September 29, 2026, https://library.csusm.edu/context-library-series/voicesontheinside/document/363.