Behold, B. Hargette

Jun 17

Because giraffes always make me think of my mother.

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“Do I contradict myself? Very well, then, I contradict myself; I am large - I contain multitudes.” - Walt Whitman

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“Look at your neighbor and say, ‘NEIGHBOR!’” — In the aesthetic of call and response often invoked in the Black Church this phrase is used to invite the congregation into the sermon. The phrase is used for proclamation and affirmation. I.E. “Turn to your neighbor, and say neighbor, I got the victory!” African American Proverb: Black Church Edition

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tai-kwon-joe:

Sometimes, the adolescent elephant will throw itself upon the ground as a sign of extreme emotional distress, commonly known as a “tantrum.”

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locksandglasses:

my mentor reading Assata in the park making crazy faces

(prolly talkin’ shit)

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I miss my mentee. This was a good day for us — never mind my facial expression.

I wish folks could come with the quote or song that corresponded to their purpose in your life right when you met ‘em.

But if we knew they’d be the heart break - the toughest lesson to learn, I wonder if we’d still entertain them - and if we did I wonder if that’d make us masochist or God like.

cc: Feeling reflective, conversing with my sister circle, high off Buddy Wakefield poems and my sister.

“Stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive.” — Hafiz

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“Well, I like to eat, sleep, drink, and be in love.” — Langston Hughes

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“Writing is thinking. To write well is to think clearly. That’s why it’s so hard.” — David McCullough

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“That time you confused a lesson for a soulmate.” — Message.

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