Acquelline

“The sea is a desert of waves,
A wilderness of water.”
― Langston Hughes, Selected Poems

“Instead of blue skies and sunshine, there are grey clouds and endless rain that seeps into your bones, your soul.”
― Cathy Cassidy, Angel Cake

“I am doing my best to not become a museum of myself. I am doing my best to breathe in and out. I am begging: Let me be lonely but not invisible.”
― Natalie Díaz, Postcolonial Love Poem

“The white feminist becomes the CEO. The black feminist becomes the exiled rebel. The white feminist speaks about teaching literacy like i should thank her, hold her hand, kiss her for teaching children of darker skin. The black feminist should be grateful. The black feminist wears her natural hair, she is called ‘too rebellious’. The white feminist cuts her hair, she is brave. The white feminist gets featured on TIME. The black feminist is the fine print.”
― Ijeoma Umebinyuo