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The plight of a paradoxical artist— wanting your work to “speak for itself” but never wanting to be misunderstood.

I feel blue

I feel like a blue beam that emits bits of teal and cream

I feel like my source is hot pink

And it’s burns so bright that it appears white

I feel like my innards are exploding

so Over zealous with joyful energy that I can feel the protons and electrons dividing and multiplying

I can feel my muscles twitch and stretch warming up to a pinkish mauve and contorting into a lavender that drips with burnt blood

Blue

Blue

I am feeling blue

Deep deep oceans shades of shimmering mournful illustrious blue

I am feeling like a galaxy

Like a corner of a galaxy

Like the bend of the edge of a galaxy

Turning into the newest movement of the century

I am feeling

A revolution of feelings

I am feeling like something the English language cannot put into words

I am feeling endless and contained

Somersaults

Bommerangs

And aquamarine tangerines

I am feeling blue

But when I look in the mirror

I’m not feeling like anything other than...

My name

I see me

And I see what the world sees

And then I don’t feel like me anymore

Blue became a body

It became skin flesh and bones

Blue is

Not me

I am

Not blue

I am

....

✬ another b&w edit ✬ ~ original colour version found @calmstarchild ✬ source space_love.rs (instagram)

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Legendary civil rights activist and Howard alum Gloria Richardson celebrated her 94th birthday yesterday. #BlackExcellence

Woke up to my pattern