December 2011
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We are the mirror as well as the face in it.
We are tasting the taste this minute of eternity.
We are pain and what cures pain both.
We are the sweet cold water and the jar that pours.
I want to hold you close like
a lute so we can cry out with loving.
You would rather throw stones at a mirror?
I am your mirror, and here are the stones.
—-Jelaluddin Rumi.
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You are more.
You are more than that feeling Of despair. You are here; You are more. You are more than the cowards Who hold you down & rob you. You are more than those that stand With hands by their side. You are more than this moment. You are here; You are more. You are more than your broken Memories. You are more than the deceitful Feeling of shame. You are more than the setting Sun in the distance. You...
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They will talk about us, like they talked about the Queens before us.
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“Because the idol is your face,
I have become an idolater.
Because the wine is...”
– Jelaluddin Rumi.
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New month, fresh moon.
Dear Soul,
Be ready for repairs.
Sincerely,
Olanne.
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“At the risk of seeming ridiculous, let me say that the true revolutionary is...”
– Ernesto Che Guevara.
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My Africa deserves some respect.
Africa is not your poverty go to continent. You have no right to only highlight the bad aspects of my continent or the most “Afrocentric” aspect of my continent but you do not take the time to listen to our music, to know the difference in our countries, to actually look at our economic growth. You are so “Afrocentric” with your love for Fela because he was made into a...
Poetic Darkness: Food for Thought: Losing Friends →
poeticdarkbeauty:
The year has almost finished and I’m going to spend the next few days addressing some topics that come up usually around this time in people’s life. Losing Friends has got to be one of the top things that happens at the end of the year. You realize you lose people in your life you used to care…
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Watch
Chanels TV—Madala bombing. President Goodluck Jonathan observes a minute silence for the victims.
”There is no reason for this bastardly act on a Christmas day. It is one of the burden. The issue of bombing is one of the burdens we must live with. It will not last forever; I believe that it will surely be over.” THIS is what the President of Nigeria says after FIVE bomb...
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“They grabbed what they could get for the sake of what was to be got. It was just...”
– Conrad’s Heart of Darkness.
One of the reasons why Chinua Achebe wrote Things Fall Apart was to show Africans as powerful beings, to show the other side of Africans during colonization. Conrad was a racist and his book showed Africans as less than humans, also glorified the brutal actions of...
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sockrokka:
i kneel down like a collector of jewels before you. i am singing one long necklace of love my mouth a sapphire of grapes.
- Sonia Sanchez
THE FEEL OF FREE: Nigerian →
aisaestelle:
One of my black friends once asked me why Nigerians (and other Africans) don’t like to associate themselves with black people. That question totally took me off guard and all I could say was, “Nigerians don’t care if they’re associated with black people.” She then asked me why…
I heard there was another blast again
this time, i prayed it was not close to you
my heart breaks,
Nigeria.
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“Have you ever lost yourself in a kiss? I mean pure psychedelic inebriation. Not...”
– Saul Williams (via theorthodoxheretic)
Confessions of a Hathi.: I hate holidays. →
confessionsofahathix:
Call me a grinch, but I really do hate holidays. Holidays like Christmas and Thanksgiving are times where families get together and appreciate each others’ company. They share gifts and food. There’s love and happiness all around.
Every Christmas and Thanksgiving, I spent my entire day locked up…
The night before Christmas.
All i want to do tonight is write poems. I know, Jesus lives. He has been living for so long and i know families are sipping eggnog by the fireplace. Perfect. All i want to do is write poems as i place my phone on my lap afraid if you call i might not hear the loud ringing but at least i will feel the vibration. I want nothing more tonight than to be in your company.I want to hug you a bit...
“I cannot tell the truth about anything unless I confess being a student, growing...”
– Sonia Sanchez (via terrae)
thousand-forms:
short poem: at midnite
however i secure my life
whenever i drink or eat
whatever i sense through the doors of my head
my luck is short like dust.
whenever i meet my eyes in travel
whomever i love
wherever i taste the world
my life blushes red.
-Sonia Sanchez
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haiku
provenance:
“i think if i catch
your breath and take it inside
me you will stay.”
-sonia sanchez
“when he came home
from her
he poured me on
the bed and slid
into me like...”
– SONIA SANCHEZ - Poem No.7 (via venessasleeplessmind)
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“People universally tend to think that happiness is a stroke of luck, something...”
– Elizabeth Gilbert “Eat, Pray, Love”
“If the house of the world is dark,
Love will find a way to create windows.”
– Rumi.
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Nigeria on alert as Shell announces worst oil... →
The reason why you don’t know about the worst oil spill of the decade that just happened in the shores of the Niger-Delta all thanks to your good friends at Shell (Good friends to western countries, of course) is because (A) Your media is messed up. (2) Environmental racism. (3) The Nigerians are too scared to protest. Nigerian politicians and Shell should be indicted for environmental and...
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