Call Me by My Name
Call me Guillit—
because I learned to stand
when standing cost me everything.
Call me Pascalia—
because I crossed waters meant to drown me
and came out breathing truth.
Call me Amakobe—
because I am not alone,
I am people, history, ancestors, and tomorrow.
My name is not confusion.
My name is clarity earned the hard way.
My name is survival that learned how to speak.
Call me by my name—
and you call me whole.
Guillit Pascalia Amakobe
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