Ntozake Shange

I love her stuff...


she rose
movin the arms & legs that trapped hershe sighed affirmin the sculptured man& made herself a bathof dark musk oil egyptian crystals& florida water to remove his smell

Open Up To The New

'When Harry met Sally' was playing and this line was said that hit me and stuck. It was one of those things that sort of 'put into words' what I've been feeling. It was ..."I don't miss him. I just miss the idea of him."...yes! That's it! That's all it is. Some people are only meant to be in your journey for a short period of time. It does not mean we dismiss them and the fact is that no matter how hard we try, if they had a huge impact on our soul and/or taught us a much awaited for lesson, then we just simply cannot erase them! They make up part of our story and played an important role in that part of it. That yearning we feel, is a yearning for that moment but not for that exact person. As humans we are nostalgic by nature. So, when you start feeling like you miss someone - don't judge it, put it in perspective and know that it'll pass. Embrace and appreciate past encounters for what they were at that moment in time and continue writing your story by adding new characters that will also play an important role in your saga!