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NOURISHMENT

BOOLISHA

 

A

Woman

Gets

 

To

Celebrate

 

With

Another

 

Of

Her

Choosing

We

Are

Humans

 

With

Souls

 

That

Read

 

The

Force

 

The

Only

Literacy

 

That

Ought

 

To

Matter

 

People 

In 

Love

 

Can

Learn

 

To

Read

 

And

 

Speak

New

Languages

 

Do 

 

Not 

Care

 

For

Math

 

Hopefully

He

Does

 

That

Is

 

My

Choice

 

Preference

 

Cake or Waffle Cone? Does it Depend?

CEREAL CANCELS OUT EVERYTHING IS MADE UP

 

Craving

Raisin

Bran

 

For

Dinner

 

That

Makes

 

Me

Smile

 

In

Glee

 

My Heart

 

Has

Dimples

 

I

Am

 

Not

From

 

The

South

 

I

Have

 

A

Credit

Card

 

Little

Bit


Of

Savings

 

Some

Loans

 

Debt

On

 

Paper

Recycling

WORKING DOUBLE SHIFTS FOR THE GRAND SHIFT

 

My

Therapist

 

Reminded

Me

 

I

Am

Discerning

 

Not

Closed

Off

 

Life

Is

Universal

 

You

Get

 

To

Choose

 

What

Is

Private

 

That’s

A

Gift

 

You

Get

 

To

Give

 

Special

BONE BROTH

 

Together

We

Can

Amend

 

By

The

 

Very

Bones

 

Of

Our

Beings

 

How

We

 

Move

Speak

 

Say

Hello

 

To

Our

Neighbors

SOMETIMES I THINK

 

I

Thought

 

I

Wanted

 

To

Learn

 

How

To

Sew

 

Use

My

Hands

 

Untangle

My

Mind

 

Creative Outlets

 

Come

Back

Home

 

To

Myself

 

Self

Care

Myth

This

Is

Real

 

We

Are

 

Our

Own

Reality

 

Mental

Health

Vegan

Six

Pack

Yogi

 

But

Really

 

I

Do

Like

Clothes

 

Dressing

 

A

Salad

 

Rotisserie

Chicken

 

Yoga

 

And

Did

 

I

Say

Salad

 

My

Body

 

A Sacred Vessel

 

That

Will

Burn

Out

 

Like

An

Old

Car

 

On

The

Freeway

 

Until

Then

 

I’ll

Have

 

The

Tiramisu

 

And

The

Kale

 

Please

 

ALWAYS TIP YOUR LOCAL COFFEE SHOP EVEN IF UR BUYING A $5 LATTE

 

 

 

SUGARY CEREAL

 

 

Take

Your

Vitamins

 

So

You

Don’t

Become

 

Malnourished

 

What Vitamins Do You Take?

Are You Lacking Sun In Your Life?

FAMILY DINNER

 

Salmon

Thanksgiving

 

Not

That

Good

 

Family

Dinner

 

With

Myself

 

Tasted

Better

 

Than

The

 

Food

 

Walked

Past

 

A

Restaurant

 

That

Had

 

A

Long

Table

Set

 

For

Staff

 

Wanted

To

 

Be

Invited

 

Quiet

Inside

 

Looked Warm

GOLDEN TICKET

 

Clear

Skies

 

Sea

Water

 

Glass

Of

Water

Who

Cares

 

If

It’s

 

Half

Something

 

Or

Other

 

Water

Is

Full

 

So

R

U

 

Light

Shines

 

On

Water

 

When

It’s

Clear

 

It’s

Gold

 

It

Shines

 

Like You

 

Clear

Your

Gut

 

Be

In

Your

Flood

 

Flow

REFRIGERATOR

 

Clean

Your

Refrigerator

 

Dust

Bunny

No

Crumbs

Corners

 

Herbal

Tea

Water

 

Gut

Bomb

Lasagna

 

Temper

That

Back

 

Rosalie

 

I

Can’t

Eats

No

More

 

I

Can’t

Stop

 

Insatiable

For

 

More Life

SOPHIA LOREN

 

I

Dreamt

 

Of

Playing

 

In

Italy

Again

 

I’ll

Be

Back

 

I’ll

Marry

You

 

Tomorrow

 

Today

Is

Mine

 

Together

We

 

Can

Live

 

Life

Is

Short

 

Long

and

Gorgeous

 

If

We

Make

It

Past

Day

One

 

Treat

Me

With

 

Kindness

Care

 

Respect

 

Learned

Through

Listening

 

To

The

Air

 

That

I

Breathe

 

We

Breathe

 

The

Same

Air

 

We

Are

 

In

Charge

 

Of

Our

 

Own

Exhales

 

You

Understand

 

Don’t

Act

Like

You

Don’t

 

Hear

Me

SAVAGE x FENTY

VOL. II

 

Your

Smile

 

Your

Intelligence

 

Who 

Am 

 

Is 

Who 

 

Ought 

 

To

Be

 

Living

Question

 

Of

Why

 

Who 

Am

 

Is 

How 

Be

 

You

Are

 

That 

Too

 

Two 

Times 

 

Two

Four

 

Golden 

Birthday

 

New 

Year

Life

 

Mary 

Magdalene

 

Mother 

Mary

 

Magnetic 

Maternal

 

On 

My 

Feet

 

Excited 

By

You

 

Your

Smile

Your

Intelligence

FAMILY PHOTOS

 

My

Cousin

Peter

 

Told

Me

 

To

Be

Open

 

With

My

Heart

 

My

Aunt

Lisa

 

Told

Me

 

To

Shine

My

Light

 

My

Uncle

Tommy

 

Told

Me

 

He

Loves

Me

 

My

Dad

Too

 

My

Mom

Is

 

Very

Grateful

 

And

Blessed

 

My

Nona

Says

 

I

Am

Smart

 

Popi

Wants

 

Us

All

 

To

Be

Happy

 

To

Choose

That

 

For

Ourselves

 

Despite

It

All

 

You

Are

Bright

 

You

Shine

 

They

Said

 

Only

To

Show

 

You

Shine

 

Too

 

Whoever

Does

Not

Have

 

A

Cousin Peter

Aunt Lisa

Uncle Tommy

Gina John

Mom And Dad

Nona And Popi

 

You

Have

Me

 

Gabby

 

I

Gotchu

 

I

Am

Here

 

For

You

 

Life

Is

Supposed

 

To

Hurt

Sometimes 

 

Pain

Reminds

Us

 

We

Are

Alive

 

I

Read

That

 

Somewhere

 

From

Someone

Smart

Wise

 

 

 

WRAPPING PAPER OR GIFT BAGS

 

 

Bury

Yourself

Away

 

Before

You

Die

Dead

 

Spirits

Run

Free

 

If

We

 

Let

Them

 

Play

Outside

 

After

School

 

You

Must

Live

 

No

One

 

Knows

How

 

But

Knowledge

 

Is

An

Inside

Gift

 

Love First

CALIFIA PROTEIN OAT MILK IS FIRE IN STOVETOP HOT CHOCOLATE

 

Still

Craving

 

Raisin

Bran

 

That

Makes

 

Me

Smile

Again

 

Lacing

My

Sneakers

 

Off

To

Market

 

There

Is

Food

 

In

The

Fridge

 

My

Mind

 

Blessings

FRIENDSHIP PARK

 

Boundaries

Confused

Me

 

We

Are

Confused

 

We

Are

Complex

 

Layered

Multi

Dimensional

 

Different

 

Thank

Goodness 

 

If

You

Tell

Your

Truth

 

TLC

Is

Simple

 

Rich

MY BRAIN

 

A

Piggy

Bank

 

Coins

Layered

Compounded

 

Garbage

Dump

 

Sort

Your

Recycling

 

I

Will

 

Teach

You

Don’t

Know

 

Til

You

Know

 

Old

New

 

Dirty

Clean

 

Break

The

Glass

 

To

Cash

In

 

Who

Wants

 

My

Heads

 

Up

Pennies

 

Keep

A

Dime

 

Quarters

For

 

Morning

Coffee

FOLLOW THE LIGHT DON’T HOLD UR BREATH IN THE TUNNEL

 

Drive

Thru

 

All

Dark

 

Until

 

It’s

Not

Lightbulb

Candle

Sunshine

 

Natural

Light

 

Not

The

Beer

 

Walk

In

 

The

Morning

 

With

Me

 

To

Coffee

 

Take

My

Hand

 

I’ll

Show

You

 

Don’t

Have

 

To

Stay

 

In

The

Dark

Forever

 

Night

Light

BUT HOW

 

TV

Screen

 

Power

Outlets

 

Text

Messages

 

Closed

Eyes

 

How

Can

 

I

Still

See

 

The

Light

 

My

Eyes

 

Are

Closed

 

Is

That

 

The

Only

 

Time

 

The

Light

 

Recharges

 

Rest 

Your 

Eyes

 

 

 

BE KIND NOT NICE

 

Kind

 

Bar

For

Breakfast

 

Banana

Chips

 

Nice

 

Eat

Eggs

 

And

Toast

 

Berries

Melon

 

Don’t

Eat

 

The

Apple

 

Cuz

They

 

Tell

You

Eat

It

 

Because

It

Is

Ripe

 

And

Ready

 

Would

You

Like

 

Half

Of

My

Cuties

Clementine

 

Love

 

 

 

SKINCARE ROUTINE

 

 

Self

Care

 

In

Birth

 

Cast

Iron

Skillet

 

Stove

Range

 

Rover

Red

 

Rover

Send

 

The

Sunshine

 

Back

Over

 

I

Want

 

A

Suntan

 

 

 

PIRATES OF THE COVANTINE

 

You 

Can 

Choose 

 

The 

Path 

Of 

Wisdom

 

And

Others

 

Being 

Alone 

 

No 

Way 

 

To 

Live

 

Let’s 

Stop 

Sucking

 

The

Lollipop

 

Start 

Swallowing

 

The 

Truth

 

Don’t 

Have 

 

To

Swallow

Everything 

 

You 

Taste

 

Other

Flavours

 

Are 

Important

 

An

Eggplant

 

Into

Baba 

Ganoush

 

 

 

WET BREAD

 

A

Hurtful

 

Hateful

Day

 

Is

What

Makes

 

A

Rainy

Day

 

Soggy

 

You

Can

Be

 

A

Light

 

and

 

A

Radiator

 

For

Cold

Hands

 

You

Are

 

In

Charge

 

Of

Your

 

Cold

Feet

 

Listen

To

 

The

Signs

 

In

Your

Body

 

Forgive

Yourself

 

For

Not

Knowing

 

We

All

Learn

 

New

Things

Everyday

 

If

We

 

Allow

Ourselves

 

To

Listen

 

The

Web

Charlotte’s

Is

Noise

That's

Why

You

Have

A

Voice

 

Everything Is Connected

 

 

 

BOAT RIDE

 

Coffee

in

Rome

 

Life

is

Simple

 

We

are

Complex

 

Water

The

Plants

 

Weed

Your

Garden

 

Break

Down

 

Rest

Recover

 

Baths

Waste

Water

 

Epsom

Salt

 

Bubbles 

In

 

My

Time

 

I’d

Love

 

To

Meet

You

 

In

The

Tub

 

 

 

DIVINE FEMININE AND MASCULINE

 

 

Unpopular

Opinion

 

Popular

Culture

 

Failed

Us

 

Check 

The 

Weather

 

Global 

Warming

 

I’d 

Rather 

 

Marry

Young

 

Wise

Sharp

 

Intellect

For

Conversations

 

Shared

Rhythm

 

He

Rules

 

The

World

 

I

Rule

Him

 

When

He 

 

Shows 

Up

 

Kindly

 

We

Get 

 

To 

Be

 

Gentle

Soft

 

Him

For

Me

 

Me

For

Him

 

Unity

Unit

Ties

 

My

Law

 

Of

Nature

 

Value

Flow

 

We

All

Die

 

Love Doesn’t Have To

 

 

 

BIRTHDAY DESSERT – WHAT’D U WISH FOR

 

Everyone

Deserves

 

Honour

 

Is

Earned

 

If

You

Treat

 

Others

 

With

Kindness

 

and

 

Stop

Being

 

So

Nice

 

 

 

BOUND BY LISTS IT’S OK TO HAVE A PERSONAL LIFE

 

Telling

Others

 

Everything

You 

Ate

 

In 

Day

 

Not Inspiring

 

Flavour 

And 

 

Food

Are

 

Your

Laundry

List

 

Needs  

Rinsing

 

You 

Need

 

A

New

Wardrobe

 

Can

Not

 

Go

To

 

The

Market

 

With

You

 

Come

Over

 

For

Dinner

 

Every

Now

 

And

Again

 

Good

Night

 

I’ll

See

 

You

Later

 

Drake

Took

 

A

Whole

Album

 

To

Say

Take Care

NICKI MINAJ SUCKING A LOLLIPOP

 

How

Far

Will

I

Go

Until

 

I

Am

There

Here

With

Me

Wine

Bottles

Phallic

Symbols

And

 

I

Feel

 

Turned 

On

Today

By

Life

I

Thought

 

About

Kissing

A

Woman

Love

Tenderness

Touch

Knows

No

Bounds

Come

Here

We

Never

Have

To

Stop

Playing

Growing

Up

Elevating

Don't

Get

It

Twisted

Have

A

Lolli

And

 

A

Whiskey

 

 

MAY I PLEASE HAVE AN ALMOND MILK LATTE

I

Don't

Want

To

Learn

Photoshop

Graphic

Design

But

I

Want

To

Redesign

Wine

Labels

Everything

 

Could

Be

Better

My

Vision

Rules

No

One

Knows

It

That's

Why

Have

Anxiety

I'm

A

 

Good

Person

Soft

I

Like

My

Tone

Of

Voice

More

Than

I

Like

To

Entertain

Words

In

Chatter

I

Don't

Care

What

You

Think

Feel

SHAMSA

Tutoring

Refugees

Will

Always

Feel

Good

In

Your

Brain

To

Say

Somalia

Refuge

In

Myself

They

Showed

Me

That

Is

Beautiful

Not

Bad

Being

It

So

Beautifully

Feel

Good

In

Your

Heart

Let's

Go

Ballroom

Dancing

And

Play

Dress

Up

The

Real

Homework

Before

Doing

Homework

Shamsa,

Your

Drawing

Is

Beautiful

Thank You

No

One's

Ever

Called

Me

 

Beautiful

Before

MARMITE CAPITÁN

As

Close

As

You

Can

Get

To

The

Edge

Without

Jumping

Off

Thank

You

Alessandro

Michele

For

Showing

Us

The

Way

I

See

You

Ring

After

Ring

Books

On

Your

Desk

Smiling

Next

To

Marco

Bizzarri

Me

Dating

My

Selves

Ciao

I

Don't

Listen

To

Harry

Styles

Butterfly

Tattoo

Kept

Quiet

We

All

Have

A

Hunger

I

Studied

In

Florence

In

Love

With

British

Men

Florence

Palmer

San

Diego

Home

Cottage

My

Future

Child

Boy

Or

Girl

Frankie

Human

BOOK REPORT

When

Is

It

Time

Now

That

I

Have

Space

To

Light

My

Beeswax

Candle

And

Splay

Myself

On

The

Bed

Why

Have

A

Joint

When

You

Can

Be

Joined

I

Didn't

Feel

That

I

Smiled

Softly

Don't

Talk

 

At

Me

Read

Me

RIGATONI RICHNESS

Being

Poor

Money Poor

A

Good

Exercise

In

Prioritisation

Art

Of

Living

Simplified

For

Now

I

Don't

Want

A

Tall

Boy

Or

Ramen

Can

Make

Do

With

Rigatoni

Apples

Oranges

Kale

Sure

You

Can

 

Buy

Me

 

A

Drink

I

Feel

Guilty

Working

On

It

Thank You So Much

 

PUSSY IS MINE - MIGUEL

Why

Do

I

Have

An

Instagram

Outsource

 

Disconnect

Chatting

Symbols

Hearts

I

Love

You

And

Me

It

Is

Harder

To

Love

You

When

I

Am

Trying

On

 

Me

Reactivate

Regenerate

CHESTNUTS ROASTING ON AN OPEN FIRE

Scratch

Its

Tree

Bark

Sap

and

Honey

Powerball

Bingo

Bringo!

Dr.

Steve

Brule

Would

You

Like

A

Panini

For Lunch

Hot!

Sun

On

My

Skin

Belly

Dance

On

My

Back

Will

You

Grab

Me

A

Diet

Coke

Squirrels

Ate

Our

Nuts

Promise

I

Am

Not

Crazy

In Love

NEONATAL WARD SMELLS LIKE CANDY

Re

Birth

I'm

Still

Alive

My

First

Labor

25

Mins

1PM

On

Thurs

This

One

About

A

Year

And

A

Half

Natural

Birth

No

Epidural

But

Whiskey

Wine

Nosh

O'Clock

Sparkles

And

Beads

I

Never

Died

My

Spirit

Was

Electrocuted

With

A

Defibrillator

Like

When

 

My

Dad

Forgot

To

Take

His

Heart

Pills

Chose

Meth

Everyone

Poops

Broken

Sunglasses

From

Ross

Hospital

Cornbread

 

GARDENING CLUB

Sometimes

I

Wish

I

Was

Skinnier

Kept

Up

With

 

My

Routine

Better

I

No

Longer

Have

A

Routine

Sometimes

I

Wish

I

Was

More

Tan

Look

Back

At

Photos

Maybe

I

Can

Pull

Forward

Get

Back

No

My 

Mind

Is

Full

Of

Flowers

Doesn't

Mean

Weeds

 

Don't

Grow

I'd

Like

Pink Gardening Gloves

SEASONAL BOOLNESS

Traded

In

My

Badge

For

Flips

Flops

Wear

My

Slides

House

Slippers

Life

Cruisers

I

Am

Not

A

Cop

PT

Cruiser

In

The

Palisades

And

Portland

Wood

Or

Flames

Burning

Down

Barriers

To

Bool

I

Love

Seasons

Summer

Sun

Not

Cold

Cement

Bool Never Outta Season

WHAT ARE THE SPECS

Would

You

Like

To

Sit

In

The

3D

Theater

You

Need

Glasses

To

Pay

Attention

To

The

Screen

Don't

Want

To

Miss

Anything

Get

Your

Money's

Worth

A

Woman's

Worth

By

Alicia

Keys

Board

Long

A

Smooth

5

Style iMultidimensional

HAND ME DOWNS

I

Am

Most

Proud

To

Wear

Gina's

Pajamas

I

Never

Want

To

Stay

Asleep

But

I

Dream

A

Colourful

Slumber

Sheets

To

Skin

With

Buttons

And

Warmth

Butter

If

I

Were

Bread

I DIDN'T GO TO CHURCH IN ITALY EITHER

I

Am

Not

Blue

I

See

Blue

Feel

My

Grandmother

Great

Creampuffs

and

Straws

Would

You

Like

 

One

Of

My

 

McDonald's

French

Fries

I

Love

You

Grandma

D

 

MY COUSINS KYLIE + PATRICK

Paintings

and

Poems

Blonde

and

Vintage

New

York

 

Paris

Berlin

Kiss

Different

Flavours

Living

Love

Holding

Me

Up

With

Spirits

Live

On

Outside

Of

The

Church

CHARLANDRA

Snowman

Held

Baby

Jesus

And

Played

With

Barbies

Toe

Taps

Around

The

Circle

Smiling

Brighter

Than

 

The

Whole

Solar

System

Light

Years

Apart

From

Expectations

Right

Where

You

Need

To

 

Be

VIBE SHEPHERD

Do

You

Like

Sheep

And

Baby

Lambs

Flocks

Of

People

At

Coachella

Did

You

See

The

Show

Get

The

Pic

Follow

The

Light

But

First

Follow

The

Shepherd

 

UNBOXING

I

Don't

Know

What

To

Write

So

Much

So

Little

Comes

To 

Mind

Good Sign

Comes

To

Mind

Again

and

Again

Is

That

A

Choice

Or

A

Sign

Is

It

Working

Without

Work

Out

For

Me

Your

Needs

I Have Needs

Want

You

Too

SOON ENOUGH

I've

Replaced

My

Loop

Tape

Is

This

What

This

Is

Teaching

Me

Are

You

Is

This

Loop

Tape

Or

A

Warm

Blanket

A

Fire

I

Hope

I

Can

Show

You

I

Want

You

So

Bad

I

Can't

Even

Think

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