They were

 

j u m p i n g

 

rope

double dutch

they called it.

two skinny

black girls

 

with legs the

size of

toothpicks

 

and mouths

that could be

heard from one end

of the block

to the other

 

and I wondered

 

What it would be

like

to have

a sister.

 

Karamo Muchuri Sulieman

At age 61, I am a mature African American poet who has written several hundred poems and published at least 100 of them. I received Honorable Mention in the 1999 Mellen Poetry Contest, for a 100+ page poem entitled Black Roses. I have also published in numerous magazines; journals and anthologies; among them San Fernando Poetry Journal; International Society of Poets; American Academy of Poets; Noble House Poetry collections and others. I also have one published work entitled Seasons.

 

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