Christopher Hudson

“white people try to take blackness. pour it out rub it into their skin and wear us like they know what we about. but honey it’s only ever gon’ be a suntan. you ain’t neva gon’ be black. – tan | stealing from the sun”
― Nayyirah Waheed, salt.

“i believe that everyone in the world.
has
one poem.
that is their soulmate.”
― Nayyirah Waheed

“you
not wanting me
was
the beginning of me
wanting myself
thank you”
― Nayyirah Waheed

“i learned shukran. (thank you) first. shukran. (thank you) for this meal. shukran. (thank you) for making this for me. shukran. for everything. and in the midst of all of this. gratitude. la. (no) was lost. before. i ever found it. — the blunt force of gratitude”
― Nayyirah Waheed, nejma