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Be careful out there; I hear humans get killed for wearing the wrong skin.

Obehi Vessel A.

I have seen humans call for “change” only to bid her go home, and return on a more convenient date.
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Change Herself Home Human Myself See
‘Why are we here?’ I inquired of my body, spirit, and soul. ‘Here to do whatever feels good.’ Said the first. ‘Here to do what feels good.’ Said the second. ‘Here to choose.’ Said the third. ‘Between both.’
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Body Choice Feeling Goodness Myself Philosophy Soul Spirit
We were purple, one day, we felt whole the next day split apart into red and blue.
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Feeling Oneself Togetherness
There is no such thing as ‘little’ acts of kindness. Every kind act, is grand powerful. Meant to take up space.
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Act Kindness Powerful Space
A natural law; ‘forgive them or become them.’ slowly, unnoticeably, surely.
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Forgiveness Law Slow
“No” is such a controversial word. Clear, resounding when uttered by men. By women, Low, muffled. Sounds like “yes.”
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Man Oppression Woman Word
Doubts are powerful. They, not only demand we look again, they tell us what to see.
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Deep Doubt Philosophy Powerful See
Everyone claims they want the truth. Just not in all her bright entirety. We’d rather she visit in dim shades of light, that won’t hurt our eyes.
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Bright Eyes Herself Hurt Light Ourselves Truth
It seems to be, that there are dual reasons why justice is rarely given. One, too little evidence. Two, too much.
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Deep Evidence Justice Reason
I used to believe that living is doing, moving, getting. But, there is life in staying still. A bird is a bird even when she isn’t flying.
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Believe Herself Life Live Myself Philosophy
A lot of my mistakes, are birthed by curiosity. Like a child, drawn to fire; I came for the light and found pain instead.
OBEHI VESSEL A.

Children Deep Light Mistake Myself Pain
Never give a human the job of making you happy. Some days, they might call you sick. Other days they might call quit.
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Happiness Human Quit Sick Yourself
And, when it comes to counting our blessings; we humans are all bad at math.
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Bad Blessing Human Mathematics Ourselves
No. I do not wish upon stars, I hear they fall.
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Fall Myself Stars
How abstract we humans sound, when we say these are dark times. As though it isn’t in our hands that paint our times.
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Darkness Hands Human Ourselves Sound Time
Spiritual or religious. Which will you be? Society, asks of me. Inscribe my name on the list. I said, of which has more compassion in it.
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Compassionate Myself Religious Spiritual

Be careful out there; I hear humans get killed for wearing the wrong skin.

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