Included in numerous anthologies including, Gay and Lesbian Poetry in Our Time, and author of Jonestown and Other Madness. Parker, a Black lesbian mother from a working class background said, "I'm waiting for the revolution that will let me take all my parts." She died of complications related to breast cancer.

but I give you
a legacy
of doers
of people who take risks
to chisel the crack wider.
Take strength that you may
wage a long battle.
Take the pride that you can
never stand small.
Take the rage that you can
never settle for less.

Source: Omosupe, E. "Pat Parker", Gay & Lesbian Biography. St. James Press, 1997. p. 353