Is there a countryfor those of us who are mixed race?or maybe even a continent, a whole planet?The country I grew up indid not want meall the words I heardBlack, Carribean, Jewish, Indigenous,North African, white Too black, too this, too thatN-word flying,together with insults,fists, leather belts and sticksa bloodied nose and bruisesat the end of … On being mixed race weiterlesen
Search/connect?
I've been doing quite a bit of thinking after seeing, reading and listening to the posts of various indigenous content creators whom I respect a great deal. I am an individual whose identity is comprised of so many parts -some of which are being intersex, trans and autistic-, and the search for my identity, roots, … Search/connect? weiterlesen
Deadline
I have readthat there should be a time limiton reconnectiona deadlineto finding outon who you are That you shouldn't mentionthose you are not sure ofSo I'm taking downI'm still multitribalbut I'm only leaving upthose that I know for sureand carry the others in my heartthose that might-be I comprehendthere are those who take awaymaking money … Deadline weiterlesen
Fresh waters
Sometimes searching for the ancestorsfeels like swimming upstream and then I remembermy friend from Hawaii who told methat I swim like a sharklike, water, that's your element So I take the plunge into the oceanand go with the flowborn againfrom the waters of Atabey's womb
Time
Time with youalwayspasses too fastBut every minutewith youseems worth moreThan a daywithout You
I’m not your Fetish.
I am unapologetically Tsalagi and Taino.I am Indigenous.I am Black.I am Jewish, too. I am Intersex.I am ftm.I am Asegi. I am a lot of things, and can be a lot of things.But I am nobody's fetish and refuse to be fetishized - be it for my race, skin color, for being trans or intersex … I’m not your Fetish. weiterlesen
Looking back at 2021: sweet & salty caramel
2021 has been a mixed bag of sorts in many ways. I'll call it a sweet and salty caramel. I'm not the hugest fan of caramel in general, but if they're homemade, they can catch my attention. 2021 has had its share of heartbreak and hard moments, but all in all, I'd say that even … Looking back at 2021: sweet & salty caramel weiterlesen
Pause.
When inclusioninclusivityintersectionalitybecomenothing morethan catchphrases to hell with themfakenessalready fills the world a breatheris what we need
Hakafot
I am awakeningto the need to come homethe stringent pullthat yells straight to my face fridays and saturdaysi do hakafotlike nanachsi sing and dancefilled with joy and tearsdrunk with feeling and tremblingi open the scrolls on sundaysi set my feetupon the stomp groundhearing my heart beatto the rhythmthat has always been mineguiding my feet and … Hakafot weiterlesen
Trans Day of Remembrance 2021
Transgender Day Of Remembrance 2021 -375 trans* people were murdered during the last year. Many more were hurt and violated, and so many more can't be themselves for reasons of safety and transphobia. But those are so much more than just numbers. Each is an individual, a human being, a story has had just begun … Trans Day of Remembrance 2021 weiterlesen
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