"HATHAWAY" by Donnelle McGee
Updated: Nov 16, 2019
And so there it is
He sits hard on the curb waiting for the lean in
Barrel close
Cuffs tight
These conditions heavy
He’s my brother
I hear you Donny
But he’s heavy
They heavy
White police
Brown police
Black police
In between
They heavy Donny
Donnelle McGee is the author of GHOST MAN, a novel (Sibling Rivalry Press), SHINE, a novella (Sibling Rivalry Press), and NAKED, a collection of poetry (Unbound Content). He earned his MFA from Goddard College. He is a faculty member at Mission College in Santa Clara, California. His work has appeared in Controlled Burn, Colere, Haight Ashbury Literary Journal, Home Planet News, Iodine Poetry Journal, Permafrost, River Oak Review, The Spoon River Poetry Review, and Willard & Maple, among others. He also serves as the Lead Poetry Editor for Clockhouse. His work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize.