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I am a riot of morning light, a sudden blooming of silk and sun in a world that sometimes forgets how to glow. My laughter is a silver bell rung in an open field, a sound that carries the weight of a thousand grandmothers and the spark of a million daughters yet to be born. I am not a quiet thing; I am a carnival of vivid magentas, electric teals, and golds so bright they leave a trail in the air as I move.

I walk with the rhythm of the tides in my hips, a natural, swaying grace that feels like a dance even when I’m just crossing the street.

Being this, being woman, is a breathless, soaring freedom. It is the ability to be a sanctuary of soft velvet one moment and a pillar of unyielding fire the next. I feel the wind catch in my hair like a kite, pulling me toward horizons that smell of jasmine and rain. My skin is a map of every joy I’ve ever tasted, every sun-drenched afternoon, and every fierce, bright victory won in the quiet of my own heart.

I am a weaver of stories; a builder of bridges made of empathy and iron.

There is a dizzying, beautiful power in the way I occupy space. I don’t shrink; I expand. I am the high, clear note of a trumpet, a burst of confetti in a grey room. I celebrate the strength in my softness, the wisdom in my intuition, and the sheer, unadulterated luck of existing in this vibrant, breathing skin.

I am a kaleidoscope, shifting with every heartbeat into something newer and more brilliant. I am the earth’s own heartbeat, a celebration of life that refuses to be muted. I am whole, I am radiant, and I am woman.

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    1. Hi K.,
      Since 1964 (I believe), I have a flex disk, LP on the ESP’ label that comes to mind when I read your poem.

      Poet Amiri Baraka is no stranger to controversy, and his work with avant-garde jazz band the New York Art Quartet (NYAQ) was no exception.

      It was released under a nom de plume Leroy something, but in essence it was free style poetry against the pulsing ‘beat’ of free jazz.
      This interaction worked remarkably well.
      Perhaps I may suggest you do something like this (your poem against any type of music you prefer)?

      Needless to say, I love this poem to bits.
      Kind regards, Gus

    2. This is absolutely lovely. A metaphysical bought down to a sublime earthiness
      in one the most eloquent and lyrical excerpt of poetic musing I’ve haven’t experienced in a while
      You did the damn thing

      Much respect

      Naaj

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