Everything I like is like that man who first thought to take that picture of that starving black child waited for by that black vulture in that Sudan. I like what I write. I am hurting myself…
Recent Posts
Moving Beyond the US: #BlackLivesMatter and Decolonization
The white hegemonic structures killing Black people in the U.S. are the same structures allowing Israel to annex Palestine. From this standpoint, it becomes imperative that we engage in a more nuanced and dynamic form of solidarity, else we would be, in our struggle for justice, still perpetrating the structures we are fighting against…
My Skin My Logo
I’m sick and tired of the dehumanization of Black people and the exertion of control placed on our bodies. Our skin is ours, and our bodies are our own. We are not a vessel for your hatred and insecurity.
Consuming My Country
During my time in London, one of my students asked about my upbringing; as we munched on butter biscuits by the playground, stale crumbs dusting our laps, I told her about my country. “The Philippines?” she frowned. “Is that in China?”
Lifespan of a Blooming Chembarathi (Hibiscus)
Did you know the lifespan of a chembarathi
at full bloom was one day?
That’s how long the news cared. I dug …
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armia
nettle, barbed rainbow
barbie queer, angular
tri, un-bi assed…
