ok how about i forgot this was in my drafts but I’m gonna post it anyway? even though it’s now June 9 and Gemini season. But it’s fine. We move w/ divine timing vs the social construct of time anywayyyy lol my birthday was April 27 btw.
Well, it’s Taurus season and I am a proud Taurus — but also Gemini moon, Leo rising. While the focus is on my sun sign right now, I’m enjoying my birthday by engaging all of my senses because it’s what brings me joy and satisfaction.
I have the pleasure of enjoying all the things I love today and for that I am smiling the biggest smile — food, writing, music, love from my people, weed, solitude, relaxation.
I started my day with breakfast at one of my favorite spots in the city for food — The Clique (i know it’s called Clique but i treat this the same way y’all do Kroger vs Krogers 😂). I followed my enjoyment of catfish, eggs, and pancakes with a trip to Belle Isle for a smoke. Something about staring at the water brings a stillness to me while absorbing the motions that are in the waves I’ve seen.
Having a few minutes to reflect and absorb all the goodness I am blessed with right now has been overwhelming; in a good way.
Yesterday I had the pleasure of reading American Sonnet 51 by Wanda Coleman before an audience as a participant of a sonnet slam. This was my first time performing in front of a crowd and I received so many compliments afterwards which felt surreal. I truly embodied her and that was an experience in itself.
There are so many other things I am grateful for but I’ll save those juicy things for my own enjoyment in my journal. I will however say, it feels great to be at a place where I’m celebrating myself more and shedding that self doubt.
Meanwhile, I’m writing this as I sit in the Kresge courtyard at the DIA. I love the lighting in here and the fact that we’re surrounded by art.
Speaking of art, it’s becoming the center of my life and I’m just realizing that. My son enjoys a bit of the arts himself as he loves to paint and play musical instruments. For me, it means embracing the poetic rhythm of my writing. It also means the way that I dress, the playlists I curate, and just being myself really.
To celebrate myself and to share that with you all, enjoy this playlist I’ve made for myself that I listen to when I wanna be reminded of the bad bitch that I am.
My next stop is to get some cake from one of my favorite places, For the Love of Sugar. They have a triple berry cake that’s so damn good and my tastebuds are dancing already as I think about it.
Everyone keeps asking me what my plans are for the day. I am simply acting as if I am a feather in the wind. Landing wherever I land, and where I land is where the party is 🥳
My friend taught a workshop today that caused me to write 4 poems and I’m just wondering how he managed to get me to write 4 poems when I’ve been struggling to write at least 1 this whole month. How does that work?
Anywho, cheers to 32 orbits around the sun.