a circle closes, tight and smooth – a seamless join. leaves no sign of storms, struggles, laughter, wine, the between. leaves only shine. I have found that, when I’m in a place where everyone is speaking a language I don’t know, if I stop trying, stop working at understanding what’s going on, I often magically [...]
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Playing Catch-Up: Running Circles Round Myself
Posted in brain freeze, Feh., learning, NaPoMo, NaPoWriMo, poetry, self care, writing, tagged brain freeze, Feh., learning, NaPoMo, NaPoWriMo, poetry, self care, writing, Zeno on 18 April 2012 | 6 Comments »
Speak the Word
Posted in brain freeze, choose your own adventure, homophobia, language, NaPoMo, NaPoWriMo, poetry, prejudice, self care, sexism, using our words, violence, women, writing, tagged black woman, brain freeze, choose your own adventure, hate crimes, homophobia, language, NaPoMo, NaPoWriMo, poetry, power, sexism, sexuality, using our words, violence, women, writing, Zeno on 2 April 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Speak the Word (excerpt) These weakened knees Have not touched ground or pew in ages I haven’t bowed my head To offer thanks to any god or to ask for favors But watch me now I’m falling down Praying To speak the word that precedes bliss To speak the word To speak the word – [...]
What I’m really hungry for in this game …
Posted in brain freeze, containing myself, Feh., prejudice, race and racism, slice of life, working my last nerve, tagged brain freeze, containing myself, dumb-ass crap, Feh., prejudice, race and racism, SOLSC, working my last nerve on 28 March 2012 | 20 Comments »
SPOILER ALERT: If you’ve neither read nor seen The Hunger Games, and you plan to do either, stop reading here. TENDER SENSIBILITIES ALERT: If you would rather avoid reading hate speech, stop reading here. LONG, ANGRY RANT ALERT: If you would rather avoid another of my pissed-off screeds, stop reading here. Don’t say I didn’t [...]
Surprised? No. Disgusted? Yes.
Posted in brain freeze, containing myself, prejudice, race and racism, self care, slice of life, violence, wake up call, where we're from, tagged brain freeze, containing myself, hate crimes, navigating the drama, prejudice, race and racism, self care, SOLSC, violence, wake up call, where we're from on 27 March 2012 | 14 Comments »
I haven’t yet found my way to talk about Trayvon Martin, haven’t been able to articulate all the things my heart is saying, all the ways this story is so painful and so familiar. Nothing I say will be new or newsworthy. Nothing I say will hold back the next bullet that will take the [...]
Fashion Statement
Posted in brain freeze, sexism, violence, what's so funny?, tagged brain freeze, SOLSC, violence, what's so funny? on 24 March 2012 | 14 Comments »
On the R train: I don’t have a lot to say. Gold with inlaid crystals, about 2½ to 3-inches wide. Who makes this as an accessory? What kind of person thinks of it as an acceptable accesory? What message are you sending to the world when you walk around with a diamond gun hung around [...]
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