Saturday, April 30, 2011
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Monday, April 18, 2011
63. Dotty Holmberg
“Take Me for Me”
Take me for me I’m not just a tree
Though I stand still
I have roots and a soul—
Which is warm
Then is cold
See who I am
Look hard and you can
See one who wants
More than surface thoughts—
Which last but a moment
And in a rut is caught
Can a road be built of concrete and stone?
Of weaving well sown?...
To last and last
When trod on or worn
Through sun or a storm
Till death by you born?
Few can create
The right kind of mate
But find one true
To discover past them
A person to whom
Is more than a friend
A partner-a friend
To know not pretend
But also to see
From their face to their heart—
An understanding held
You’ll never part
Someday I might discover
A lover...not a lover
Who wants me as I am—
Whether tallest or small
Good or bad
But all in all"
-Dotti Holmberg
Photograph by Daniel Catherine
I highly recommend to take a look at Dotti's poems (and songs!).
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Friday, April 15, 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
60. Remember
"Remember"
I remember
hiding, crying,
cowering, screaming,
begging God to end my life
I remember
my disappointment
in waking each and every day
and how I cursed his name, in anger
I remember
so many years
wasted in despair
as I died a little each day
I remember
the day I was freed
badly frightened I was
that there was nothing left of me
I remember
falling in love
and finally feeling
that I truly am alive
I remember
what I was before
thankful for what I am
and for oh so much more
I will remember
the life I have been shown
that was given me by those I love
It is all of you I will forever remember
Angela Davis, 1976
Sunday, April 3, 2011
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