by karen.deblieck | Sep 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
Part 1: Anti-Black Racism: How did we get here? Is there Racism in Canada?This is the question I’m asked the most. Except,It’s phrased like a statement:There’s no racism in Canada. As the internet has exploded with story after story in the past...
by karen.deblieck | Aug 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
Hello, my name is Karen and I suffer from imposter syndrome. Most days, I don’t feel like part of the black community.Ridiculous, I know, but I am being honest here. Perhaps some background will help.I was born in Japan and adopted into a white family.A white...
by karen.deblieck | Jul 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
I hate you!door slam means Please,love me,even whenIbellowlike a foghornatopa lighthouse Batteredby the salty wavesBuffetedby the relentless winds Alone on the craggy shorelineof afathomlessocean
by karen.deblieck | Jun 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
I held my breathwhen I first caught sight of you As if my soul knewI wasdiving deep You didn’t notice meBut I saw youin the crowd And my heart murmuredYes Dressed in whiteyour smile a beacon at the end of the aisle My heart poundingin my chest.I’m diving...
by karen.deblieck | May 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
They called me a basketchild, a homelesscase, drawn out from the murkywaters, burnt by the familytree; she will be a flamebearer, the bathing maidensexclaimed! She will bemine, the compassionateone breathed, the rushesdid not stir; did not revealthe surrogate’s...
