And All I Loved, I Loved Alone

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𝔬𝔫𝔩𝔶 𝔰𝔩𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔩𝔶 𝔥𝔞𝔲𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔡

i think love is when i put myself to bed even when im tired, and i carry myself up the stairs even though my knees ache. and i think love is when i buy myself a coffee when im broke, and i know that ill get myself back later. and i think love is letting myself love someone, even though i am so scared. love is a heavy thing that carries you as much as you carry it.

nothing to add to this you said it all..

"There is a stranger outside your house. He is old, ragged and dirty. He is tired. He has been wandering, homeless, for a long time, perhaps many years. Invite him inside. You do not know his name. He may be a thief. He may be a murderer. He may be a god. He may remind you of your husband, your father or yourself. Do not ask questions. Wait. Let him sit on a comfortable chair and warm himself beside your fire. Bring him some food the best you have, and a cup of wine. Let him eat and drink until he is satisfied. Be patient. When he is finished, he will tell his story. Listen carefully. It may not be as you expect."

~ Translator's Note ; The Odyssey (trl by Emily Wilson)

Spring '25 💐

also a poem from the new, unreleased collection. very possibly my own all-time favourite.

"And now there's all this talk in university about “diversity, equity, and inclusion.” And we know what people mean when they say “inclusion.” Or we know some of what they sometimes mean. And sometimes some of that is really good. But I often wish that we thought about using, even though it's more unwieldy, the term “non-exclusion.” Because it's kind of like, I don't want to be excluded from this particular set of resources, from this particular set of chances, from this particular set of responsibilities. But I don't want to be included in the already existing form of those things. When I come in, as Anna Julia Cooper says, and Paula Giddings echoes, where and when I enter, it's got to change. It's not enough for you to welcome me into your thing. You have to be open to the possibility and the fact that when we get there, it's going to be different. It's got to be different. It can't simply be the same old structure that used to exclude us. And this has to be something that you can be open to. And ideally it would be something that you would desire." -Fred Moten

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Some Asa moments that drives me crazy (a growing list)