A Strong Woman

I found this on Google and I wanted to share it.

Love your natural beauty

...Is

attracting
lifted senses
acoustically vivid
driven to be admired
yesterday today and tomorrow

We live to create
We live to love
We live to live

The Grand Dr. Maya Angelou

Still I Rise
by Maya Angelou

You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise.

Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.

Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I'll rise.

Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops,
Weakened by my soulful cries?

Does my haughtiness offend you?
Don't you take it awful hard
'Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines
Diggin' in my own backyard.

You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I'll rise.

Does my sexiness upset you?
Does it come as a surprise
That I dance like I've got diamonds
At the meeting of my thighs?

Out of the huts of history's shame
I rise
Up from a past that's rooted in pain
I rise
I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.

Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.
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Here is a link to her reciting this poem. An extravagant talent.

Live

Your life holds endless possibilities.
Be bold enough to unchain those burdens that lock you down.
Catapult your passion with limitless speed.

We live to create
We live to love
We live to live

Don't lose sight of who you are
she says
I never do
I say

We live to create
We live to love
We live to live

"Too many Black women can say that they are mothers but
can't say that they wives"- Common-

Resolve?

one question
one question
three answers
because he's afraid
he wonders if he can offer
three answers
can he shape we
intellects under the sun rays
should I make he
telepathic
eyes reading braille through follicles
one question
can he feel me
resolution close
instructions read in German, Turkish, Dutch
playing hopscotch with
jigsaw pieces
assembly required
hes says
but they didn't tell me
i needed an interpreter
master of disguise
hiding emotions
feeling illiterate because his face is illegible
one question
one question
answer

We live to create
We live to love
We live to live

Inhail luhve

We live to create
We live to love
We live to live

Process

As you breathe you find strength
                                         strength to fight off the anger
                                         strength to fight off the tears
             breathing out is the problem
             letting go of what you heard
            letting go of what could be 
            forseeing the problems that could arrive

We live to create
We live to love
We live to live
           

She need He

ebony skin
mahogany walk
brown sugar taste
leaves no space for
vulgar grasping
rancid stares
pungent phrases

she won't give up on them
because she needs them as much as they need her
she'll keep on loving them even though
their mentality has been transcribed
into habituated swagga
automatic pss holla bird call

with every click of every heel
their intuition now tells them to
spaz out and react with no
inhibitions

so they leap their hands to her walk
and don't realize that they have
treaded through her woven
ora interlaced with
awareness and some cleverness

thick hips is not all she is
two breasts is all they see

but inspiration is her name
she battles the yellow brick road

with her rustic air
she remembers
all they need is
her

more of her
all those outbursts are
attention seekers

so she holds them in her mind
encouraging
inspiring
smiling

speaking words like

"brotha, you are loved"
"brotha, I am here"
"let us rise together"
"cuz I need you...he...I need he"
"she needs he"
"we need you"

We live to create.
We lie to love.
We live to live.

Don't lose sight of who you are.

 Never Give Up. No matter what red tape crosses in front of you. No matter how much hail falls.
Protect your mentality with confidence.

We live to create.
We live to love.
We live to live.

Validate yourself

Sometimes we search to find happiness. Sometimes we search to hard too wide too far. We tend to look for it in others and when they disappoint we go crazy. We fail to realize that we hold our own validation. Letting another person validate you only relays an unassured consciousness. When you agnize your truely uncomparable qualities you can find happinnes. Merriam Webster's definition is "a state of well-being and contentment : joy or a pleasurable or satisfying experience." Happinness to me is knowing that you are living to complete your purpose. To feel the joy in your heart because it is coming from within.
What is your definition of happinnes?

We live to create.
We live to love.
We live to live.

So I should be me

"Mommy" she said.

"My eyes well up with tears as I feel the discredit. They don't recognize me by what I say, by what I do, but by who they think I am."

"Judgment child, Judgment. They don't have anything better to do... they judge what they don't understand"

"A word we are only supposed to hear from God."

"They repeat what I say as if I am not even there...They don't recognize me as who I am."

"Judgment, a word I don't hear, but I feel."

"But Mommy...My head is pressured. The outside arches on my cheekbones are strained, pulled."

"Just relax, hun, just relax.

There will be days when they see who they want to see. And then there will be days when their veiled eyes of insecurity are enlightened.

Everybody has their problems.

Everybody makes mistakes.

Everybody acts or not with the same body.

Honey...

When they see that

When they take the time to understand each other...

Our rhythms will be as calm as the stream."

Perspective

a bulk of tears eyelashes collide unto her star

glazed the sun has dimmed

to mutation of syncopated rhythms

click down

press the x sideways

if it was only that easy to reaffirm

her intuition

to acknowledge her influence

is not a realized obstacle course

entrance of what the standard should be

trekked with a handful of footprints

only ten have walked this route

according to them

only few have been so articulate

and educated to journey through

this

what they like to call their daily jog

how she glows when the sun reflects her face

what she resembles when the glass becomes foggy

with the drop of a cloth

seen is her unfurled skin

which is not favored

rather accentuated

so

accentuate her bust so it may

burst forth into their eyes

innocence evolved into sensuality

difficult to dislodge the idea

of sex from her figure

effortless to grab her midsection

face forward

metamorphosing from an occasional stare

to a systematic routine

to look to her only for pleasure

of lust

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We live to create.

We live to love.

We live to live.

Beautiful Haitian Art

These pieces were at Hotel Montana before it went down. Haitian art is so meticulous and vibrant. It resembles my Haitian people, forever colorful. The beadwork represents endurance and perseverance; when you think life's bumps and paths are over always breathe another breath. Continue to live. Continue to believe in your passion. Creativity can only lead to your euphoria.

We live to create.

We live to love.

We live to live.

Don't let'em keep you down

So I spoke to her and she said-
-listen child
I been thrugh more than you could imagine
my heart's been torn apart
my legs been ripped open
my hairs been pulled and flattened
but there's one thing
that never waivered
and that's my love for myself
even though I was mistreated
I still say these words
in the morning,
just to keep me sane
and I wanna tell you
there ain't nothin wrong
with getting hurt
just as long as you don't
wallow in the pain
glare those big gorgeous eyes
and begin to
feel it in your pulse
so I say these words
with conviction because that's
the only way I know how
I let these words guide me
because they make me feel different
yes of course honey
we are all the same
but a woman has got that
special thang-

We live to create.
We live to love.
We live to live.

Be vocal

To support is to express your thoughts and all your thoughts to your system. Many people say that they support their family and or friends but it is only when you show it that it is believed. Support is not silent. Support is an intense anchored voice. So support the youth of today to excel in all. Speak to them, encouraging their talents, whatever they may be. Stand up for creative progression.

We live to create.
We live to love.
We live to live.

Motion

Writing out my heart
pulling my fingers backwards
emancipating my joints so they
could move in hip forward action
movement happenings occurrences
the proclamation has been acknowledged
time for me to get into it
witness it
posture always conjoint
breathing systematically capricious
inadequate premonitions
superior adaptation to the
intensified temperature
the motion of existence is unlimited
undeniably evident
in ultimate fear
looking left
reminded of
acceptance
fanatically lifted
not annoyed
bothered
tracing the outlines
dents
shapes
of lines crevices
boundaries and borders
not yet reached out

We live to create.
We live to love.
We live to live.

Live vibrantly

To be divinely exquisite is to be unafraid of telling all of yourself with flaws and all. Without hesitation express you.

We live to create.
We live to love.
We live to live.

Your journey

Those who judge you because of your creative progression are just insecure roots thirsting for water.

 Don't let their tangled droughtful limbs block your positivity. Just know that you are that much influential for them to spend their time trying to break you. Turn their negative wishes into prosperous branches that bloom success. Throughout your journey to the top you will face obstacles that will deter your mind and soul, but if you are strongwilled in your dream you can be the victor.
 In all reality, although it is sad, most people, i.e. your family and friends with the exception of your parents, don't want you to surpass them. They will encourage you but only until you reach their plateau and unfortunately when you are ready to move to the next step they will bring you down or at least try to. So don't be discouraged when you witness those unfortunate pieces of your journey.
Always look to yourself and be patient with life along with your experiences.

We live to create.
We live to love.
We live to live.

Let's lean on each other

Haiti is going through so much right now and I think that as much as we have cried, we must come together to help. To find the strength in oneself after one has been torn and battered is a difficult thing to do but with the extra shoulder to lean on, a hand to help stand and open ears to listen; one can make it through the storm unwavered and blessed. I cry for my country, but I know that it will bloom again like one of God's immensely beautiful flowers.



We live to create.
We live to love.
We live to live.     

My sister's photos.

This past winter storm my sister, Nathalie went crazy taking pictures. I wanted to share some; I think they are really nice.

When others have an eye for something that you don't or that you also do; we should remember to share it and give encouragement.


We live to create.
We live to love.
We live to live.

"They say"

They say a woman should be
They think a woman is what
Place a woman there
Touch a woman there
A woman belongs
needs to
sit next to
under the ceiling
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But what do you think?

We live to create.
We live to love.
We live to live.

She

the pride she walked with was

unseen, unheard of

she had elegance, class and a little bit of sass

stance was marvelous and direct

eyes were as open as a valley stream

seen was she

heard was her soft

but concrete voice

the rhythm of her stride was none

less than the proud walk of her country

she was Ayiti

Ayiti drew the attention of all

with the peeled back

veils of insecurity

Ayiti was watched by those
who wished they could be her
vividly wanting to
embody her charisma, and intellect
burst of love and loyalty

her faith in God was immeasurable

her words spoke through miles and
miles, miles and miles of trees
with every thought that ran
through her mind sidewalks were

engraved with signs of life

music was Ayiti's vice

Ayiti wrote, sang
played every note heard of
"La ti da tada" she'd go
"Bdo tedey" she'd scat

she remembered when

Ayiti was

a part of that scene

eclectic lights
electric notes
vibrant ears
silhouettes of crescent moons
upon their cheeks

We live to create.
We live to love.
We live to live.

Serenity

A woman is as essential to a man as the Earth embraces the seed which brings forth and reaps luminous rays of serenity.

We live to create.
We live to love.
We live to live.

A Lady Holds Up The Sun

Assured luminosity

Limitlessly influential

Accepting nothing less than immediate attention

Digression relays not of her own vocabulary

Yearning census completion for her soul

Henna drawn deep in her raised welled eyes

Overly willing to let her shoulder lean for them

Living to satisfy the soul past the

Diameter of the universe

Serenely supporting her man

Urges the young ones to be all they can be

Prospers in what she knows she was destined to hold

Thrusts hugs at them even when they deny

Hatches eggs of life with

Eternal love sketched in her veins

Simply divine

Untold measurement

Night's very own goddess

We live to create.

We live to love.

We live to live.

Feel Empowered

I am
Be
Feel Empowered
We are women
women of all shades
believe you are worthy
confirm your intuition
sound your voice
to be heard through eyes
lifted you are to be
lifted ones you form
senses mandated to create
unlimited access of elevation
inhale desires of humankind
that will sort out love
from confusion
so education leads me to know that
I Am
Be
Feel Empowered
infatuated they are with us
can't keep their laces of curiosity off us
In need of reconstruction we are
so we can be able to rebuild lives
singe that old chick with snapped fingers
immerse yourself with aromatic cedar
resurrect compassion, true wisdom,
vigorous and honest appeal
know that
I Am
Be
You must
Feel Empowered


We live to create.
We live to love.
We live to live.