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Protection Spell
Feet in the dirt, right hand open up Blow out the flame, drink from the cup ‘Cloak me in protection, cover me in light Tá mé slán Tá mé slán Tá mé slán’ Light the flame, left hand open down Take a deep breath, sit on the ground ‘Cloak me in protection, cover me in…
Lesson
She is blue He is gold He is loud She is told She is watching He is not He’s been celebrated She’s been taught
Neurodivergency and parenting and cleaning
When it comes to a task at hand- I so strongly believe this that it has become a moral- it should be done to the best of the person’s ability, the first time. When my kids do a task, and I can tell it’s half-assed, I come undone mentally. I have absolutely made the mistake…
The Bubble Shoppe
Many laundromats have window chalk drawings or large window stickers depicting bubbles. I am almost certain that it’s for this reason that my daughter has always called laundromats, “The Bubble Shoppe.” She, of course, doesn’t spell it out, but the way she says it always makes me imagine it’s spelled that way. The bubble shoppe…
Apocalypse
I guess she’s a slow learner. A slow page turner. A benefit of doubt finder. A wisher of people that were kinder. An idiot who knows how she’s treated. A human who often feels depleted. Always wants to do something nice. Won’t take her own advice. Understands that loved, she’s not. But, appreciative for all…
Hush
How do you soothe a chaos that doesn’t know it’s there I’ve been told what’s been done is too deep to repair But I’ve made this bed and now I’m rotting in it I’ve made this bed in such a way no one will forget it How do you calm a fear that has every…
Everything I didn’t know (lyrics)
The choas planted in my heart did not save to my memory The angst and the sadness it caused just played on repeat For reasons I was told, but didn’t understand For pain that was caused, why is it always a man? I was trained to feel the pain, I was raised to taste the…
Blood
Did you know that before men figured out that it was their sperm impregnating us, they worshiped us and bathed in our menstrual blood? Did you know that patriarchy is biologically unnatural? Fuck this.
“Just don’t respond”
Silence is so very loud in the ears of those who need you to speak! Neutrality is so very violent in the hearts of those who need you to love! Keeping the peace can only keep peace for those who already have it! That’s why I say something.
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