Brat Collective

Pardon my excited banter at the beginning. I literally couldn’t contain myself!

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"I have always always Been calling on you To see me Really see me Not as some small thing Meek and reserved But larger than life Unabashed I afraid" -creation//daughter

"I am tired of putting Pain to pages When will my words Reflect Anything else deeper than This skin And the troubles Of this world That bind me?"

"Our voices carry Like soft thunder Rippling between Beneath Above bodies Let us resonate And rise above Mountain and sea Let us carry our wounded With gentle hands And lift up pure young With songs of praise Glory hallelujah Blessed be the children Who suckle at the Breast if tyranny And remain strong Let us not lose sight Of our value Or cut out our tongues In fear Our voices are all we have Our bodies are all they need But our courage will set us free

"We are reaching For sky lights Head underwater Chains at our feet"

" I will look upon this world In wonder And breathe deep It's stolen air Breathe deep With lungs and ribs Unbroken" -privilege

"Their silence Louder than gun fire Black rage The sweetest of symphonies Our children's Lullabies

"Hand over hand Above head Behind back License and registration Please Ask the questions Calm like Answer with wavering respect Heart under lungs Into throat Onto palm How would you like my body? Shall I be Searched on concrete Sun dried, eyes wide open Or upright Strapped onto backboard Of cushion Served with a nice glass Of beer or blood wine How would you like my body? How would you like These bodies These bodies These bodies Our bodies"

" I am a wild thing Despite Wild equating to Savagery Forcing upon me Animal like traits I am a wild thing Being Persxn In the ivory sense I walk free I speak free I am free"

Playing catch up and making prints for the babes that have been waiting forever for their packages from my etsy shop. Printing resources have been slim/non existent. The shop will be back in full swing soon! For those of you who are interested in my “Knit” print, I’ll be listing these in my shop soon. Thank you all for being so patient with me and my easily overwhelmed brain. It really means a lot

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It is a painful thing catchin’ feelings regardless of the situation A stranger An acquaintance A 3 hour conversation  A friend A lover I catch feelings every day every god damn day and it kills me

I write with hope that the  fist that is lodged in my chest will remove itself

Woven tightly to my scalp or free to dance across my face wild

6 is the number Of months I have withdrawn Myself from the comforts Of after work beers Celebratory bubble baths With a glass of red wine Gingery whiskey To enhance dance skills At the club 6 is the number of times I can recall A laps in memory And the source of Immense Guilt 6 is a trigger that I never knew was a trigger Until I started keeping count And now I can't Even think about drinking The soothing liquid Of self destruction Without squeezing Eyelids shut 6 is the number Of night terrors I remember waking Cold sweat Making friends with The darkness of my bedroom With trailing off Dream murmurs 6 are the places that Serve as a reminder Of unintentional intoxication When alcoholism meets Allergy meets Me at my worst Meets his disappointment 6 is a number 6 is a reminder 6 is a place 6 is a trigger

I am impatient I am lacking concern I am scared I need you to look Past the darkness And see me Like I see you -flood light//windshield