Emefa Anka

“I did not laugh with him. He must have realized
his laugh was like one of those paper shredders
making a sad confetti of my hopes.”
― Elizabeth Acevedo, Clap When You Land

“All these lies that we've all swallowed,
they're probably rotting in our stomachs.”
― Elizabeth Acevedo, Clap When You Land

“I tug on my graduation dress, that was my priest meeting dress,
that is now my visa interview dress. I am clothed

in beginnings & endings. A lucky & unlucky garment.
But isn't every life adorned with both?”
― Elizabeth Acevedo, Clap When You Land

“Ancestors, as always, I write to you / for you / with you, carrying the utmost love and reverence. Thank you for wedging open so many doorways that have led to my wildest dreams; I promise to continue walking through them.”
― Elizabeth Acevedo, Clap When You Land