Encoded in my DNAis the being of my ancestorsI am a descendant of my peoplecarrying all ancestralbeing Borrowing from both placesPast and Presentto keep the balanceand walk in beautyand responsibility Even if the mirrordoesn't know who I am todaythe past is more than memoryand the future more than utopiabecause everything is aliveand related Calm and … Whispers weiterlesen
Autor: Ari Yasmin Lee
Back
Like a rattlesnakeI want to crawl upcrawl up in the sandthe sand under the sunthe red sands of homein the Valley I want to go homeand the let suns of my peoplewarm each corner of my soullet Spirit mendthe pieces that are brokenwith bright drawings of sand
Resonance
I know who I amit is deep within meas I listen to the ancestors voicesand come closer to the land I am of the landnot the other way roundthe closer I comethe more it resonateswith all fibresof my being The blood of the oldflows within metheir battlesand their resiliencestheir languageand songand storiesseek to rise within … Resonance weiterlesen
Sgigi
From 7 generations in the pastto 7 generations in the futurewe were, are, and will be here no disease-ridden blanketno lead andno industrial schoolcan make us disappear Not only the bloodbut the resilienceof the ancestorsflows through my mixed-blood veins Passing it onto the next generationsWalking in Taino resilienceand Cherokee strength Decolonizing the mindlanguage is resistanceSgigi
ASD
So it seems thatautism shaming is still a thingmockery is still somethingableism even in a placewhere I wouldn't have expected ita place of studyfrom a teacher Your mockery-a silly remark,a stupid joke it wanted to be-heaped shame upon shameall blood fleeing from my soulwanting to disappearfrom the surfaceof the earth right there I've been through … ASD weiterlesen
1 or 2 hours on my bed
1 or 2 hours on my bedcracks and fissures in my wall appearbreaking downas you are showing mehow beautifulintimacy can bebuilding trust Your touch went further than my skinYour touchlike electricityhas made feel aliveremote parts of me Feeling youentering mewith gentleness and ardorHas begun chasing out some of the painyour kissesa sweet caress Where beforeintimacywas … 1 or 2 hours on my bed weiterlesen
Another Chant to Heal
Breath is lifeAnd all of lifeis livingpartakingin the lifeof Spirit All movementis related toall other movementunifiedharmoniousbalancedin beauty All things are sacredpartakingin that ongoingprocess of creationthe universe movesand breathescontinouslyin beauty All things are relatedand allare of one familyAll partsof a living wholethat are relatedto one anotherwithout duality Existence is wholeDuality is diseasea condition of separation,of division … Another Chant to Heal weiterlesen
Ella* in Berlin
Gasoline poured over living skinset ablaze in an act of desperationas silent screamsspeak of endless discriminationthat no-one wanted to seewhilst colleagues pass on nudesand laugh about her name Silently, in front of the warehousein an ultimate political actNot there in Iran,not there in Ukrainenot there somewhere far awaybut right here in Europeright here, in fucking … Ella* in Berlin weiterlesen
Until I wake
I kissed your lipsand they feltlike the last glass of winewe had togetherlike the warmth of the sunthat shined on my skinwhen we laughed togetherthe last time I feel the touch of your handon the skin of my backplayful as the windsweeping through grass on the prairieas I lie on my bed sleepilylooking into your … Until I wake weiterlesen
Quietly
When you feelthat you are starting to fallfor someone Quietly,like the tiniest starsthat start to brighten the skyat the fall of night And you don't knowif you want to allow yourselfto fallbecause a friendshipis a precious thingtoo precious to ruinthen take baby stepsand see to where they lead youmaybe towardsa new adventureand maybetowards just an … Quietly weiterlesen