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A soft landing for the complexity of my thoughts, desires, and dreams. 20 something, Woman, Black, Midwestern, Audacious, Spicy, Me.
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- Sep 5, 2026
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Sunrise meet my feet, it is September. (opens the original)
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It’s September baby, get in we have things to do and places to go. I woke up this morning and the nespresso stopped working so I pulled out the coffee grounds and warmed up the water in the coffee pot. I am pivoting faster. Conserving.My body has been somewhere between wanting to be chaste and then in the next instance caressed, held, loved, seen. I am opening, slowly but like my lilies. Blooming. A man has been on my mind and chi I am trying not to fight it while also trying not to ruminate. Th
Sei less. (opens the original)
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Hi baby. It is officially mid August and I am drinking white wine on the stoop in Harlem. I finished entering my summer final grades today and after that with a crossover of another job, I thought it was worth celebrating. This summer I have been able to experience simple things like a fulfilling summer with new friendships blossoming. Men who are aligned. A family that is healthy. Work that is tolerable and even more certainty on what I am supposed to be doing longterm. It’s still a little scar
Spoon feedings x a return. (opens the original)
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In my restI find solitudeRenewalStretching achesNeeding moreOf me to show up in the restLess of me in the busyIt’s August 2ndAnd I am in between needing the beachAnd laying in the grassAs much as I love a high ponyMy hair sprawled across my headBraids twirling in the breezeScalp exposedFeels betterI’m wildBut lovedChasteBut redMy toes seep into the sandalsBarefoot when I canThis country girl loves to groundI’ve eaten my full of watermelonEnough be
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