Above: film stills from Tiona Nekkia McClodden's 'I prayed to the wrong god for you'.
Nico Teixeira
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after Tiona Nekkia McClodden’s 'I prayed to the wrong god for you'
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i’m on dead-on quest to reach that un-
reachable star of my past imagined im-
possible dream· seeing six degrees of un-
bearable separation· i’m drawn down to
unbeatable foundation· to see its new im-
permanent art· fire emits smoke from im-
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mortal television· my false god· screens
above· space · queer Native American
material hangs defending Dike’s violent
national anthem· archangel lingering be-
hind lowercase d-deafening rage angles
against social stratifications measured in
order to channel Mnt Olympus· my body
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reads The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her
Search for God· the spine· in shot of line-
age of stacked books· black girl in visitors’
space takes shot of what i’m trying to under-
stand· then she’s gone in no time· seconds—
but i won’t leave this museum until i have
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sense· i don’t wear a helmet when i bike
over NYC burrows anymore· i’m testing
god· tasting art· my brain static travels a-
round the grid in circles· 33 ½· objectified
object permanent tools· colors· blood dew
dropping down· what happened to Camilla?
i ask· i hear Tiona laugh· she appears here
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w/ me· dedication manifests magic· horse
is brown w/ good reason· i see infinity +
one· Shango· but i must bolt to training·
watch is exactly two days late· forever—
leaving before following or discovering
more idols’ visions of truth in gods’ art
institution· six knows· i’m clever as clev-
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er not fully accepting· difficult to move a-
way from power· journaling journeys un-
heard· bound by axe handle· jury eats past
saw dust severed· Lady of the Lake of fire:
take down that man—boy that thinks he’s
god· MADE IN THE USA (site never cited
in The Holy Bible’s poems) found any way
The Whitney Biennial is on view through September 22nd, 2019.