December 2011
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What I Learned in 2011
I learned that I don’t trust myself
to hold my own water.
I learned that I am loud
and big footed; that I
cover enough land to be
my own island. I learned that there is
nothing to gain from being
my own island.
I learned that my heart is
a swollen plank of regrets
that are not my own.
I learned to let go of
what isn’t my own
and to claim only what
bares its punctured chest
to...
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My Favorite Uncle Died Yesterday Morning
I have such a strange relationship with death. To be honest, its the most boggling concept I’ve ever been introduced to. When I was younger, it seemed a lot simpler; I toyed with it so many times, thinking that it meant finality or a close. But it is so much more dynamic than that, so much less sure than that.
It’s often said that death happens in three’s, (which does not make...
Anonymous asked: whats the most necessary trait in a partner?
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Team Assignment: "Write a poem after a poem that...
After Rachel McKibbens’ “Untitled”
[To my daughters, I need to say:]
We are the will of
the subtle winds
with melons for hearts,
all steady singing the song of
harvest.
When the one
the mouth that will liberate you
the one with the blitzed eyes
and the haughty tongue
the wanted,
the cure.
If he finds you, disrupt
every pause. Be the stone to
its pond,...
Anonymous asked: Hi. What is the source of the news of Chris Brown giving funds to Joyful Heart?
railroadunstoppable asked: Tag, you’re it! Here are the rules: Each tagged person must post ten things about themselves. You have to choose and tag ten people. Go to their blogs and tell them you tagged them. No tagging back.
Anonymous asked: Is there a list somewhere of the world poetry rankings that you were talking about?
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Someone Asked Me (Sometime ago) For my Bio, so...
A New York City grown cupcake enthusiast and college sophomore with neurotic tendencies, Camonghne was featured on HBO’s Brave New Voices as a member of the Urban Word 2010 team, who became the 2010 National Brave New Voices Champions. She is a two time New York Knicks Poetry Slam Finalist and the 1st Runner-Up of the 2010 NYC Youth Poet Laureate Program. She is currently (2011) the 17th...
Kujichangulia
bastardofafullmoon:
Kujichangulia (Self-Determination) isn’t solely about proclaiming ones’s autonomy. It is equally about reclaiming and restoring one’s historical identity (embracing it), separate from the influence and discretion of a society in which you are second rate, less than, sub-human. Do you really endeavor to define yourself by standards which do not apply to you? Happy 2nd Day of...
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For the Lonesome and Such
Look at all of us;
drowning in a season made
for the humor of kings.
In my bed, the satin
preys on my goose bruised
flesh,
There is no warmth
broad enough
for what it means to
curdle in the breath of
a strange violinist with his father
and his father’s hands.
For a strained moment,
the night seems no less lonely
than the morning that shoved
me into not waking up.
...
Only hoping that you are the New the Year ends...
"When you started thinking it was easy, you were...
- Janet Fitch
rebirthofleecee asked: i saw you on times square in front of champs the other night. i was starstruck. you looked happy. i hope that you are.
Anonymous asked: do you have any goals for 2012?
cuddlingwithtarantulas asked: and also, you are going to change peoples lives.
Chris Brown donated 50% of his 2011 income to...
Again. I do not ask that we excuse him. But I do ask that we give credit where credit is due.
Cuz, let me tell y’all - if the KKK donated half of its 2011 income to the schools that are being shut down in Philadelphia, I would show them love too.
You make me patient. I startle myself in warmth, and in heavy wine. Each full cheek is a heart I tucked away. You have a smile that could occupy a choice. But you make me patient. I simmer in patience.
Christimanga.: On pansexuality and being in a... →
christianaaa:
I think some of you are very, very confused.
Pansexuality is defined as someone who likes people for being people regardless of their gender (not sex, gender.) Noting the difference between sex and gender, a pansexual is also open to dating transgender people (FTM or MTF), non-gender people,…
Tribute to the Martyrs.
smoking a cigarette
and a blunt.
I guess this is how the ugly face themselves.
Anonymous asked: what do u do best
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Um.
In this blind thirst for the reassurance of academia, I’ve lost my ability to “get free”. In the last few months, I have read the work of my contemporaries and cried at how hard it is for me to
do the same with my page, to make it feel me. Here are some of the things I am feeling, in the best way that I can explain:
My mistakes are films over an afternoon blacktop.
I am not the only one who
...
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You May Not Like What I Have To Say: zorawitch:... →
amantesuntamentes:
zorawitch:
Popular Dutch Magazine Calls Black Girls Like Rihanna A “N*IGGAB*TCH”!
deliciouskaek:
howtobenoladarling:
Eva Kroes, editor of Jackie Magazine which boasts thousands of readers in its circulation and has been around for at least 3 years, decided to use the…
From the article:
They’ve got street cred, they’ve got a ghetto ass, and they can sing well....
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Heart Broken
My two little sisters are watching Naruto and having random, inconsistent conversation. Out of no where, my youngest sister says “if Sissie (me) would’ve died when she used to cut herself, I would have been quiet forever.”
My other sister asks, “Like, voluntarily mute?”
My youngest sister: “Yes. I would never speak again. I’m serious.”
We...
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While Watching Footage of Malcolm X
My father has a jaw line like yours.
You both share a knuckling charm,
where your eyes exclude themselves
from the smile.
Loot at you.
Sand in a laundry basket.
In an arena of mothers and prayer,
the chatter is a frigid apprehension —
Your voice is the winter blossom,
the coming noon —
the children rest their whining
in patient awe of what you do
to the walls.
And...
Anonymous asked: Have you ever cheated on someone?
Coping || by Audre Lorde
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It has rained for five days running the world is a round puddle of sunless water where small islands are only beginning to cope a young boy in my garden is bailing out water from his flower patch when I ask him why he tells me young seeds that have not seen sun forget and drown easily.
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My Biggest Fear
Is that I will go missing and not be found, or that I will go missing and no one will look for me. I am afraid of dying while knowing that no one looked for me. When you die, your last experience is aliveness, so you never really know, do you? But I feel like I would know…and it would break my heart. And I would be heart broken. And then die.
MEGAN FALLEY [ON ICE!]: i dont normally post... →
meganfalley:
Below are my responses. Kamone’s initial posts can be found at http://toskateonsun.tumblr.com/post/14192133773 . Kamone is a friend and fellow poet who makes some very interesting points that i wildly disagree with. I suggest you read her entire post beforehand, but what mostly struck me as…
Maybe Its Just Me...
But three months of working with young black men and women who have just been let out of prison or barely escaped a prison sentence has established an entirely different perspective for me. I see the how easily harbored and generational anger can turn a regular kid into what the media will call “thug” or “criminal”.
I see my little brother, with one misconception that...
meganfalley asked: [6 of 6] your daughter? Or you?) I think, as people blessed with the power of words and so often given a stage to share our thoughts, WE need to be accountable too. Chris Brown isn't the one who will suffer from his mistake, but future women who stay in relationships because this man is allowed to still be adored by millions of screaming fans will. I like to dance to some songs of people...
flowjostevo asked: Ok, I was gonna go ham on you, but you can't fight ignorance with ignorance. So, I'll simply say, you've made mistakes in your life, haven't you?
meganfalley asked: [3 OF 3] Also, the world is so sick that Chris Brown will probably never be poor, the same way Charlie Sheen, famous for abusing multiple women, will only get more popular. Your boycott won’t ruin his career and his riches, but your support might hurt a girl or woman who looks up to you— and I know many do. You are talented and eloquent, with a small platform to speak in an important...
meganfalley asked: [2 OF 3] What are we telling our daughters when the man is famed for rearranging a woman’s face but it’s okay to listen to his music, primarily love songs, and kiss his poster goodnight? Also, what on earth does being brought up without a father excuse this person from his alleged one-time beating? The prospect of being raised in a house of women, one would think, would raise a person...
meganfalley asked: [1 of 3] ON CHRIS BROWN POST: I don’t understand the whole “he beat a woman, he doesn’t beat women” logic. If a man rapes a woman once, is he not a rapist, but a man who raped a woman once? What about a man who kills a woman, not a killer? At what number of victims should a man be considered responsible for his actions? Does an action that horrific not change a person,...
