africansunshine.

"They are the only ones who understand me. I am the only one who understands them. Four skinny trees..."

Tue, 14 May 2013 01:18:00 -0500

“

They are the only ones who understand me. I am the only one who understands them. Four skinny trees with skinny necks and pointy elbows like mine. Four who do not belong here but are here. Four raggedy excuses planted by the city. From our room we can hear them, but Nenny just sleeps and doesn’t appreciate these things.

“Their strength is secret. They send ferocious roots beneath the ground. They grow up and they grow down and grab the earth between their hairy toes and bite the sky with violent teeth and never quit their anger. This is how they keep.

“Let one forget his reason for being, they’d all droop like tulips in a glass, each with their arms around the other. Keep, keep, keep, trees say when I sleep. They teach.

“When I am too sad and too skinny to keep keeping, when I am a tiny thing against so many bricks, then it is I look at trees. When there is nothing left to look at on this street. Four who grew despite concrete. Four who reach and do not forget to reach. Four whose only reason is to be and be.

”

- Four Skinny Trees – Excerpt from “The House on Mango Street”; by Sandra Cisneros

enduring palms. there are palms that endure; domestic...

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:18:41 -0500

enduring palms.

there are palms that endure;

domestic violence,
(i just watched mommy and daddy beat sissy alive)
environmental warfare,
(i just watched flood waters take thousands of lives)
animal cruelty,
(i just watched the dog’s bones protrude and its body collapse).

however,

these palms endure all - through their weakness, He is made strong.
strong enough to assist them - strong enough to carry on.

foundational conversation. in a building, there was dialoguethat...

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:10:39 -0500

foundational conversation.

in a building, there was dialogue
that longed to be built, established,
crafted - and words had been harvested
for decades, with no ears to feast.

they began to believe their harvest was in vain.

in a building, there was dialogue assembled,
word, by clause, by phrase, by sentence, by
paragraph, by page, by chapter, by book, by
infinity - dialogue thanked its reaper for its devoted

consumer.

and what beautiful building dialogue had made -
with patience, this conversation built a foundation
that, in the future, will be claimed.

the first time ever i saw your face.(roberta flack) “i...

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500

the first time ever i saw your face.
(roberta flack)

“i thought the sun rose in your eyes”
and you lit my mind’s sky with such intricate
lines that shone like a gold mine, uncovered.

and there was a collision of peace, and endless
justice that rose from a deprived place; leading
my mind to a special place, a sacred place.

the first time, ever, i saw your face,
”i felt the earth move in my hand.”

"don’t lose who you are because of what you’ve lost."

Sun, 12 May 2013 22:07:00 -0500

“don’t lose who you are because of what you’ve lost.”

sun and moon.

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:11:50 -0500

sun and moon.

redemption song.

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 11:39:00 -0500

redemption song.

"these words - (Your) words, (his) words, (her) words - are rousing me."

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:24:27 -0600

“these words - (Your) words, (his) words, (her) words - are rousing me.”

"… but even a small lighter can burn a bridge."

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 22:43:41 -0600

“… but even a small lighter can burn a bridge.”

- k. lamar.

elevation, graduation - where i’ve been + where i’ve...

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 02:23:00 -0600

elevation, graduation - where i’ve been + where i’ve arrived. enjoy.

"i can promise you one thing: your words will always be there, for you."

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 02:02:37 -0600

“i can promise you one thing: your words will always be there, for you.”

comes to the light, (everything).

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 01:35:00 -0600

comes to the light, (everything).

poetry, i’ve missed you, deeply. and poetry said, “i...

Tue, 25 Dec 2012 17:51:15 -0600

poetry, i’ve missed you, deeply.

and poetry said, “i exist for your sweet,
sensational, sinful and somber moments.
my being would not be, because those moments
keep me going. those moments make me, me.”

art never tires from moments that repeat themselves -
because art is created for moments like these . and exist
for lives like ours - to feel free to express at anytime, always.
poetry, i’ve missed you, deeply.

"pretty wings."

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:17:05 -0600

“pretty wings.”

"You know you are following Jesus, because you begin to welcome suffering because you see it as..."

Sun, 25 Nov 2012 21:53:26 -0600

“You know you are following Jesus, because you begin to welcome suffering because you see it as God’s way of removing your trust in those things you used to see as salvation and now you place faith in Jesus alone.”

- P. Ngwolo ; RezHou.

check out MW’s experience on the fototrail. :) gem.

Fri, 23 Nov 2012 13:56:18 -0600

check out MW’s experience on the fototrail. :) gem.

wandering wonder | art is all around you. don’t be...

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 23:38:00 -0600

wandering wonder | art is all around you. don’t be afraid to look back, because art is there too.

Audio

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:04:50 -0600

instagram | @africansunshine.

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:55:36 -0600

instagram | @africansunshine.

things i am happy about:

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:42:00 -0600

i am in a comfortable bed.
my long walks today, filled with reflection.
i laughed some good laughs at a table with good people. with God’s people.
re-learned that forgiveness is more freeing than harboring ill feelings.
i’m free!
my mom told me i looked beautiful today.
my brother and i laughed, together.
my camera was put to work today!
the capability of being able to smile.
a stranger spoke to me and said, “there you go! such a beautiful smile, young lady. keep it there.”
GOOD MUSIC.
this week off!
His word still stands.
this tasty apple i cut nicely and ate quickly!
my life!

thanks, mo. :)