The Legacy Of The Mississippi

by Theresa C. Gaynord / July 12th, 2020

I’m dragging myself down to a place
where water bugs and mildew have
replaced southern magnolias and pale
gardenias with the stench of squat
toilets and death. Open your eyes
America, this is new age racism, where
one barefoot black woman landscapes
mourning white people dressed in their
Sunday best…

Theresa C. Gaynord likes to write about matters of self-inflection and personal experiences, of an out-of body, out-of-mind state, as well as subjects of an idyllic, pagan nature and the occult. She writes horror, as well as concrete gritty and realistic dramas. Theresa is said to be a witch and a poet, (within the horror writing community) and she has been published in a number of magazines throughout the years. Read other articles by Theresa C..

This article was posted on Sunday, July 12th, 2020 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.