The Black Witch in Ingersoll’s Connecticut
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Fools! The lot of them—especially Tingley. I noticed early how he watch my every move when I come to town. His own people talk, whisper about his fondness for Coloreds. Walk right up and grab my hand one day. Knew I had him then. Said he was never afraid of the dark, not even as a boy. So it wasn’t bad sitting in his studio. Flash, here. There: spark.
Once I had my picture took and they had me, it wouldn’t be long. My eyes look far, view time. Whether they in my head or not. I’ll be damn if Tingley don’t show my face (certain to ham it up for Governor Charlie), charge a dime. Machinations of power for me to see. [End Page 546]
Dante Micheaux is the author of Amorous Shepherd (Sheep Meadow Press, 2010). His poems and translations have appeared in The American Poetry Review, PN Review, Rattapallax, and other journals and anthologies. He has been shortlisted for the Benjamin Zephaniah Poetry Prize and the Bridport Prize. His honors include a prize in poetry from the Vera List Center for Art & Politics, the Oscar Wilde Award, and fellowships from Cave Canem Foundation and the New York Times Foundation. He has been an instructor at The New School (foreign languages) and New York University (creative writing). He lives in London and New York City.
