Reblogged from blackerotica
Composed.
writer. sorceress. survivor. organizer. healing artist. lover. queer. black. woman.
Gather together in ceremony to set intentions for your lives and the world. Do this often.
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(via bettacomecorrect)
stay present. express gratitude. set clear intentions. respect your own boundaries. have an orgasm a day. write. make the mundane meditative. keep it movin’.
death is heavy in the air
a stench unbearable for human senses
they cover their noses and eyes
turn their faces and focus on
the sweetness of summer
sucking barbecue sauce off chicken bones
ignoring images of bodies piled high
in mass graves
left to rot
forgotten bones nibbled by critters
war is an unpretty sight
that I much watch closely
taking it all in
while humans can focus on
things like
the bold colors of flags
and fireworks making a mockery of gunfire
while some streets run red
others are purported to be
paved gold
it is no happy day
for dumbfounded souls
stuck in battle
for eternity
Aaaahhhh! Osun, please lead me to a dress like this to dance for you in!!
Ase O!!
(Source: lostinurbanism, via tionam)
May is the month of many awareness days, in particular National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month and National HIV Vaccine Awareness Day. But did you know that May is also National Masturbation Month? It’s ok. Many people don’t know because, like…
Thank you, Mama Osun.
”today would have been sakia gunn’s 25th birthday. she was a young, Black lesbian killed at 15 for refusing a man’s advances. honor the bravery of those who’ve given their lives and those still living them. much love to the sakia in all of us.” - Yvonne Fly Onakeme Etaghene
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