The Fabric that tried to bury us (excerpt)
It has been so long since I “published” something here! But given that I am doing a "countdown to my 40” where I am doing something I love and enjoy everyday for a month, I thought I would start with one of my favorite things, which is writing for self expression.This is an excerpt from a poem I wrote at pretty early in the morning around 5am on Thanksgiving day. It actually just sort of happened, I could not go back to sleep. I had a lot of thoughts and reflections on my mind, so I began to write things down on my phone notes section. As I was writing things, it started to feel like this “narrative" and this “story”- a story that began with this feeling…like a large cloth/fabric was trying to “bury" me, and/or us (us women) especially in this social and political climate. These times have made me think about my culture and womanhood more than ever. I hope that this gives voice to the collective emotions others might be having, and it helps liberate us from those diffi...