Weekly Diary: Mo Romney

Week of April 12, 2020

Dear Diary,

 "Gouache painting by Mo Romney"

Week of April 5, 2020

Dear Diary,

Virus Is Twice as Deadly for Black and Latino People Than Whites in N.Y.C. –New York Times The coronavirus is infecting and killing black Americans at an alarmingly high rate —Washington Post Why black Americans are at higher risk for coronavirus —CNN

Queen Elizabeth

has the crown chattering

has the body

protected

Dealing with the rough and the smooth

Long reeds

It is here

I am loneliness

Producing its catalogue

In the name of what beloved country

where can my mother sit?

Week of March 29, 2020

Dear Diary,

Iʼve been watching the crown and learning about Queen Elizabeth, a symbol of God, feminism and colonialism.

She was admired by many, confusing to me.

It was man that went into nature

and decided it would be a good time

to rifle a bird

Its important for me to stay as specific as possible at this time

Be kind but be fierce

To turn visibly to powder

Habit

Habit

I am your groom

I am being born and

I am dying

all the time

If youʼre making a painting:

Make a

God

damn painting

Some kind of faggot

Make it

Make it polite

Make it run

Mama

make it

kinda alright ((?))

Our day will come

Mo Romney is an artist writing poems in Ridgewood, NY.