context from amb: i have been trying to keep the presidential election at bay because it’s embarrassing and stressful, and i am a post nationalist, which means i think this […]
draft, ahmed
i now know my whole body is my heart seeing his sweet cheeks, his baby fingers before he became the corpse, uplifted silhouetted by fire i remember i often fall […]
nested
i left the wreath up deep into the spring needing the birds to come as they had before without a sound i lied – your babies will be safe […]
prayers for palestine, may 19
harriet tubman had a dream of her people’s freedom, and she said it, “my people are free” – not will be, not i hope someone frees us, not my strategic […]
The People’s Graduation Speech-May 16, 2024
Oh I say thank you Oh I say thank you Oh great spirit in this way I long to give my life to you In love and devotion In love […]
seven seeds for the new moon in taurus
beloveds i wanted to share seven seeds i am planting with this new moon in taurus, towards beauty and vision. for each seed, read (to yourself or aloud) what the […]
prayer for palestine – hope in the face of hopelessness
Holy ones we are stoking the fire of hope in an empire that feeds on our hopelessness and believes all fire must be destructive we believe […]
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national poetry writing month, week 3
april 18, prompt: for the lovers i remember being young and on fire knowing how important it was that i do everything i can but now its so loud how […]
national poetry writing month, week 2+
april 8 (prompt: chronic) april 9 (prompt: it’s giving) the phone in my hand is a battleground i cannot sage away the faces of gaunt babies excavating raw material from […]
prayer for welcome and endurance
from today’s multifaith prayer circle: (this is the prepared script for the prayer, which is never quite the same as the prayer but still works if you need a […]
