![]() ![]() ![]() It's raining outside and the leaves on the trees are more vibrant because of it. Suddenly you smell good again, like in Catholic school. ‘Yes, and’ leads to a narrow pathway with no forks in the road. This reminds you of a conversation contrasting the pros and cons of sentences beginning with ‘yes, and’ or ‘yes, but’. Words can enter the day like "a bad egg in your mouth and puke runs down your blouse" (15). She never acknowledged her mistake, but eventually corrected it. A friend called you by the name of her black housekeeper several times. A cough launches another memory into your consciousness. ![]() It shows the back of a stop sign with a street sign on top labeled 'Jim Crow Rd'.īack in the memory, you are remembering the sounds that the body makes, especially in the mouth. ![]() A picture appears on the next page interrupting Rankine's poem, something that the reader will get used to as the text progresses. Sister Evelyn does not know about this cheating arrangement. You are in Catholic school and a girl who you can't remember is looking over your shoulder as you take a test. In this memory, a secondary memory is evoked, but this time it is the author's memory. Rankine begins the first section by asking the reader to recall a time of utter listlessness. ![]()
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