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Infinite cosmic skies
Miles between us,
But every time I melt
In your warm embrace.
With my chin on your shoulder
A whiff of your musky scent
Boundless I can soar
Basking in your veritable pleasance.
This was first posted on the blog in August 2017.
Honey,
I wear these scars with pride.
They’re a reminder of every battle I’ve won!
Each scar could be a representation of the obstacles you have crossed to achieve something. It is hard work and challenging to do new, out of the box things. So the protagonist is proud of their scars. It was first published on the blog in May 2018.
Image Credits: MusicJunkiePress.com
If you have a darkness,
I am okay with it. I welcome it
towards my light!
Acceptance is the best gift
you can give to someone.
When I wrote it, this piece had a different first line, “If you’re dark, I’m okay with it”. But I realized that it might seem a little offensive, even though it was not intended that way. So my thought was that even if you believe there’s a darkness in you, I’m okay with it. And do invite it towards me, and my light – positivity, optimism. Because acceptance is such an important thing. That’s how you grow and people feel welcome. Having acceptance makes us feel loved!
-Saloni
Every illegitimate meeting
Every illicit glance
Deemed a casual dalliance,
Before we fell in love.
Saloni
“If you are a woman, if you’re a person of color, if you are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, if you are a person of size, if you are a person of intelligence, if you are a person of integrity, then you are considered a minority in this world.
And it’s going to be really hard to find messages of self-love and support anywhere. Especially women’s and gay men’s culture. It’s all about how you have to look a certain way or else you’re worthless. You know when you look in the mirror and you think ‘oh, I’m so fat, I’m so old, I’m so ugly’, don’t you know, that’s not your authentic self? But that is billions upon billions of dollars of advertising, magazines, movies, billboards, all geared to make you feel shitty about yourself so that you will take your hard-earned money and spend it at the mall on some turn-around creme that doesn’t turn around shit.
When you don’t have self-esteem you will hesitate before you do anything in your life. You will hesitate to go for the job you really wanna go for, you will hesitate to ask for a raise, you will hesitate to call yourself an American, you will hesitate to report a rape, you will hesitate to defend yourself when you are discriminated against because of your race, your sexuality, your size, your gender. You will hesitate to vote, you will hesitate to dream. For us to have self-esteem is truly an act of revolution and our revolution is long overdue.”
Margaret Cho
At the first touch of your trembling lips
Mine breathe cold ice
Gathering strength
Blues meet the eyes.
No universe can satiate
Drowned souls of love’s frostbite
Two zany imperfect outliers
In this glorious moment bind.
I have been posting some of my very first poetry on this blog with the Flashback Friday series. Now I can reach a couple more bloggers and that brings me immense happiness. This poem in particular is one of my favourites, because the theme is so much more contemporary than my others. The theme is experiencing that moment, the second of infinite love that one can feel with the acceptance and embrace of another. I did not start it that way, but it ended up being very liberating. I’d love to know your thoughts on it too.
At the first touch of your trembling lips
Mine breathe cold ice
Gathering strength
Blues meet the eyes.
No universe can satiate
Drowned souls of love’s frost-bite
Two zany imperfect outliers
In this glorious moment bind.
Image Credits: Sarah Riches
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When the Good Lord was creating mothers, He was into His sixth day of “overtime” when the angel appeared and said. “You’re doing a lot of fiddling around on this one.”
And God said, “Have you read the specs on this order?” She has to be completely washable, but not plastic. Have 180 moveable parts…all replaceable. Run on black coffee and leftovers. Have a lap that disappears when she stands up. A kiss that can cure anything from a broken leg to a disappointed love affair. And six pairs of hands.” Continue reading “When God Created Mothers”
“If you are a woman, if you’re a person of colour, if you are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, if you are a person of size, if you are a person of intelligence, if you are a person of integrity, then you are considered a minority in this world.
And it’s going to be really hard to find messages of self-love and support anywhere. Especially women’s and gay men’s culture. It’s all about how you have to look a certain way or else you’re worthless. You know when you look in the mirror and you think ‘oh, I’m so fat, I’m so old, I’m so ugly’, don’t you know, that’s not your authentic self? Continue reading “Pride, Strength and Resilience”
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