Favorite Quotes

“If growing up is painful for the Southern Black girl, being aware of her displacement is the rust on the razor that threatens the throat. It is an unnecessary insult.”

"Be the change you wish to see in the world."

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”

"...I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you; we are in charge of our attitudes."

“There is nothing more rare, nor more beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically herself; comfortable in her perfect imperfection. To me, that is the true essence of beauty.”

“Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.”

Saturday, April 7, 2018

Heavy Femininity

I have whiskers and fur.
I am not into bags or shoes.
The hair on top of my head
does whatever it wants to do.
I wear what I'm comfortable in;
I shop out of necessity.
I don't wear makeup.
I love romantic comedies.
I often swear when I speak;
I'm honest when I write.
My body, well it's my body,
and I can be promiscuous if I like
and celibate when I choose.
My body is all curves;
my personality is edgy.
My character is enduring.
My femininity is heavy.
Woman is not synonymous with wife or mother.
It is not defined by fashion and beauty.
Woman is not the presence or absence
of a marketable face and sex appeal.
Woman is not a stiletto, wedge, or flat.
It's not Urban Decay,
Kylie Cosmetics, Fenty Beauty, or Mac.
Woman is not bare-faced natural.
It's not trends and brands.
Woman is not breasts and vaginas.
Woman is me, being myself,
living my truth, maximizing my potential,
committing to be kind to my self,
my body, and my neighbors,
especially my sisters in womanhood.
Woman is her, being herself,
living her truth, maximizing her potential,
committing to be kind to her self,
her body, and her neighbors,
especially her sisters in womanhood.

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