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The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house.

Audre Lorde

What I most regretted were my silences. Of what had I ever been afraid?
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Afraid Regret Silence Women
To that piece in each of us that refuses to be silent.
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Pieces Refuse Silence
I am a Black, Lesbian, Feminist, Warrior, Poet, Mother – stronger for all my identities, and I am indivisible.
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Black Feminism Identity Lesbian Mother Poet Strong
When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.
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Afraid Hear Silence Speak Welcome Women Empowerment
You cannot use someone else’s fire. You can only use your own. And in order to do that, you must first be willing to believe that you have it.
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Believe Fire Motivational Willing Women Empowerment
It’s a struggle but that’s why we exist, so that another generation of Lesbians of color will not have to invent themselves, or their history, all over again.
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Colour Existence Generation History Lesbian Struggle
We have been raised to fear the yes within ourselves, our deepest cravings.
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Crave Fear Ourselves Raise
Wherever the bird with no feet flew, she found trees with no limbs.
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Bird Deep Fly Inspirational Tree
Oppressors always expect the oppressed to extend to them the understanding so lacking in themselves.
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Expectation Extend Lack Oppression Understand
To search for power within myself means I must be willing to move through being afraid to whatever lies beyond.
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Afraid Beyond Myself Power Search Willing
For women, then, poetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity of our existence.
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Existence Luxury Necessary Poetry Women
I have been woman for a long time beware my smile I am treacherous with old magic.
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Beware Magic Old Smile Woman
It does not pay to cherish symbols when the substance lies so close at hand.
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Cherish Close Hands Pay Substance Symbol
Whenever the need for some pretense of communication arises, those who profit from our oppression call upon us to share our knowledge with them
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Arise Communication Knowledge Need Oppression Share
When you reach out and touch other human beings, it doesn’t matter whether you call it therapy or teaching or poetry.
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Human Poetry Teaching Theraphy Touch
I am bleak heroism of words that refuse to be buried alive with the liars.
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Bury Heroism Liar Refuse

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