Put some honey and sea water by your bed.
acknowledge that your being needs sweetness and cleansing.
that it is sore.
that you are soft.
— Nayyirah Waheed, “orishas” in “Nejma”
Notes: Prose – thank you Beth @ Alive @ All Channels. Photo Source.
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Is this you way of saying you don’t feel well?
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A wee bit, yes.
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Then sending you some good vibes to have you feeling better and up and at ’em with gusto.
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Thank you Dale.
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Reblogged this on It Is What It Is and commented:
For sweetness and cleansing … honey and sea water!! … Nayyirah Waheed, “orishas” in “Nejma”.
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Two of my favorite things. 👍
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Didn’t know that!
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beautiful
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Just don’t forget and then drink it. All that salt water can’t be good for you. How’s your blood pressure? Maybe a beer instead?
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Lots of honey and a sip of salt water!
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Bam
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Lovely pal…hope you are feeling better this morning…💕
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Hmmmmmm…..
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We all need lots of sweetness and lots of cleansing!
Feel better 🙏
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We do!
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Love Nayyira Waheed. I believe she has a new poetry collection coming out soon.
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Hmmm. I’m on that.
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ha ha – don’t we all?
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Yes. We do.
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Sending you healing comfort to go along with your honey and salt.
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Thank you!
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