AUNTIE’S ENTRANCE

Poetry

Apr 12

Much peace. For Day 12 of National Poetry Month, the prompt is:

Write your own poem that recounts a memory of a beloved relative, and something they did that echoes through your thoughts today.

Here is my poem:

AUNTIE’S ENTRANCE

By Farah Lawal Harris, 2026

1994: Daddy’s 50th birthday party

did not start in earnest

‘til Auntie Bola’s neck-turning entrance.

Near midnight, she strutted past

nearly 200+ guests–

glossy cocoa skin dressed to distress

with yellow cloth wrapped around her breasts

and a long, tight, matching pencil skirt

showing every single curve.

My favorite diva Auntie,

midriff-revealing hottie,

Deity Oshun embodied

rocking Donna Summer hair

causing all the guests to stare.

I smiled. She winked back.

Goddess in my eyes

with a Heineken in one hand

and my adoration in the other.

She was my kind of wild.

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Farah Lawal Harris

Farah Lawal Harris is an artist and breast cancer survivor who inspires people to overcome obstacles and be well. Through vulnerable storytelling, writing, and theatre, Farah makes people feel less alone and more able to tap into their personal power to be their best, creative selves.

https://www.farahlawalharris.com

AUNTIE’S ENTRANCE

SITTIN’ ON TOP OF THE PARK

THE WRITER’S CHALLENGE