I Identify as a Weed

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Glenis in front of Poke Weed, June 23, 2026. Photo Credit: Amber Sherer

I Identify as a Weed
Glenis Redmond

My poetry defined as unwieldy
like my holy halo  of hair.  
You think I care.
My firm stance they intentionally 
tried to rip it up by the root, 
so I could not take hold.
But left to my devices
I grow wild in my belief
that I am free to take up e…