surveillance
He said I think about you all the time,
it’s almost obsessive Do you mind if I look at you I don’t know what you are or where you come from but I think you are beautiful When I went to the City of Tampa Mayor’s office there was a garden with two statues: one of a standing female Buddha and one of her partner staring at her Everything that has an eye has a universe inside and it’s endless Kerry James Marshall the visual artist said about his art project Illusions of Eden: it’s about the home, reality television, and how we are obsessed with penetrating the walls |
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Yuki Jackson is a Black and Japanese poet born on a U.S. Naval base. She is a recent graduate of University of Tampa’s MFA Creative Writing program. Her work has appeared in Juked, and she has been featured at several public readings, including the Aadoree x Apogee x No Tokens AWP Offsite Reading and the Poetry and Prose event at Timucua White House. Her writing is inspired by her Soka Gakkai International Buddhist practice, hip-hop lyricism, and the art within daily life. She can be found on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @yukijacksonpoet.