category: indigenous-spirituality-and-rj
Poem (english)
My body is transgressive. My big hips, my thighs that rub together when I walk, my curly hair, and my dark eyes. They give me away as a ... → more
Poem (english)
I am a dry desert—I withered away in grief for my Yahi chief.
I am a dry desert, I withered away in pain, inflicted by the sun god.
I ... → more
Poem (spanish)
Mi cuerpo es la tierra, firme pero suave. Carga y aguanta mucho peso de la vida. Carga mucho. Lucha cada día para sobrevivir. Mis múscu... → more
Poem (english)
The air in my lungs feels toxic sometimes, like it hurts to breathe. The memories leave me gasping for air and with every breath that I ... → more
Poem (bilingual)
If my body is like the ocean, then it is vast and mysterious. There are unchartered quadrants, there is a curiosity to discover I can be ... → more
![“May we keep building a world where you are held, seen, embraced, and supported. Where your gifts are valued and your needs met. A world with free quality childcare, accessible mental healthcare, affordable good food and housing, access to nature and dignified work with living wages and so much more.” #ThisIsRJ #ReproJustice #FelizDiaDeLasMadres
Repost from @chiara.acu
spell for mothers
...
teen mothers
poor mothers
disabled mothers
queer mothers
immigrant mothers
traumatized mothers
.
mothers mothering without mothers
.
and those who had to mother themselves
...
may we keep building a world where you are held,
seen,
embraced,
and supported
.
where your gifts are valued
and your needs met
.
a world with free quality childcare,
accessible mental health care,
affordable good food and housing,
access to nature,
dignified work with living wages,
and so much more
.
may we do you justice, mothers
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