Miss America is Indian
The only Miss America
I’ve ever known.

She made breakfast with nothing.
Fought bill collectors with no phone.
Rode city busses with no heat.
Cleaned others houses alone.
Took us to visit family.
So we’de learn to care.
Told us don’t quit your job.
Less another you prepare.
Hair black night ,Skin deep brown.
Clothes ,books, thrift store sounds.
Eyes slightly angled to slice through hate.
Arms ever tender to carry heavy weight.

Miss America Is Indian.
The Only Miss America
I’ve ever known.

“Miss America Is Indian”

Douglas Miles