#SelfCareAugust

"We are handed heavy things.
Sometimes it is a first love.
Or a hearty laugh.
Or a sleepless night.
Other times it is a shattered rainbow.

There will be days when your arms are not big or strong enough to cradle all things at once.

When this time comes,
drop one.
Shit drop them all and hold yourself.

I am too familiar with everyone else's struggle and not enough of my own warmth.

This is for colored girls, with shattered rainbows, searching for beauty in her wreckage.
Brush aside the rubble, sweep away the debris.
Behold.
You are still standing"

-Naturallykbiggie, The Monument That Grew From Wreckage


Hi Guys!
I am so happy to be back writing to you. I've missed sharing so much!
I am participating in #SelfCareAugust. Self Care is different for everyone, but for me it is particularly important.

Being a writer/poet and being involved in movement work is a very, very heavy load to carry. Over the past few months, I have found myself so angry. I mean mad, upset, popping off for no reason and it really isn't until recently that I realized I am allowing so much grief to build up inside of me. I have not been taking care of myself. Even in my outlet, poetry, I have allowed so much anger to infiltrate my space.

My daddy even recently asked me why all of my poems were so heavy.

To solve that and heal myself, I am using #SelfCareAugust as a challenge for me to write one new poem every day about the beauty of just loving on myself. I have never done a poetry challenge before, but I am so happy I have placed this one on myself. This August, my self care will be me finding new ways to love, express, and give to myself.
Of course, I'll be sharing some of my poems with you guys, so stay tuned for tons of love.

Please, pulease, take care of yourselves.
You deserve all the love you have to give.

Stay Happy, Stay Healthy.
~Naturallykbiggie