Fearless ~ #originalpoetry

Sometimes you have to forget that you’re somebody’s momma, someone else’s nurturer, someone else’s provider, boss, therapist, housecleaner, mentor, hero and role model and just be.

Be free.

Be in spaces and places no one would expect you to be.

Hair and toes out, dancing /swaying/moving/ calling in joy

Calling in Josephine Baker, Dorothy Dandridge, and every ancestor who conspired to form your hips, lips, and freedom.

Be seen, be joyfilled, be unapologetic

Be around people eager to give without expectation of receiving.

Just once, my beloved sisters, be fearless.

Be free.

Repeat often until it’s comfortable.

❤️M. Tonita Austin aka Toni Love (c) 1.4.23