I brush, pick, twist, curl, braid, and lock my hair…
I switch, bounce, tap, and rock my hips…
My smile may be wide, but my heart is too!
My eyes may be broad, but my mind is too!
I talk loud, because I am passionate!
I walk proud, because I am going somewhere!
My tongue may be quick, but my feet are steady!
My mind may think differently, but my blood is the same!
I fight for my equality…
I go to war for the equality of others…
No, you may not touch my hair…
No, I can’t teach you how to dance…
No, I am not angry…I just don’t respond well to bull s***
I am curvaceous!
I am beautiful!
I am strong!
I love hard!
My smile may be wide, but my heart is too!
My eyes may be broad, but my mind is too!
I talk loud, because I am passionate!
I walk proud, because I am going somewhere!
I brush, pick, twist, curl, braid, and lock my hair…
I switch, bounce, tap, and rock my hips…
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Ta'lor L. Pinkston created The Heart Advocate to help women + femme choose self-love as a coping skill for mental health and healing. The Heart Advocate helps women and girls (including non-binary and transgender women and girls) by facilitating workshops, providing virtual one-on-one self-love therapy and programs and managing Healing Over Everything (H.O.E.), a support group and virtual safe-space. The Heart Advocate takes self-love with her every where she goes by speaking across Pittsburgh, PA and on social media about defying fear, doubt, insecurity, shame and blame/guilt. Through Listen, Lucy Presents, a mental health initiative geared at eliminating the stigma around therapy and mental health + illness, The Heart Advocate is excited to be one of their speakers who will be connecting with Pittsburgh Public Schools and University Sororities on normalizing self-worth in mental health.
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Thank you soooooo very much for sharing my post! I am truly honored!!1 Words cannot express…. 😉
So I just saw a comment you left on my blog post back in December about the struggles we’ve had here in Baton Rouge, LA and you left me the link to this poem.
Say it loud, girl. BE PROUD of who you are. Don’t let anyone dim your shine.
I am all about being proud!!!!! And, I will not ever let anyone dim my shine! You either girl!!!!!!!!!
“I go to war for the equality of others”
Nice line. Rock on!
Thanks Natalie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow ! This poem is so powerful . I suggest you to read the poem ” Phenomenal woman ” , also read a bit about the poetess, you surely will love it !!
Maya Angelou is one of my favorite poets…I have read that poem over and over again, and you are right, it is a great one!