Preparing My Daughter For Rain

by Key Ballah

Teaching my body to grow free, and wild, and to not be afraid to exist, has become my life’s work.

Have you ever looked at your body without the lens of your colonized mind?

Your body wasn’t made to be consumed by greedy men, with no understanding of your value.

The bible says, that Eve’s sin was punished by pain in child birth. But the older I get and the more that I see, It has become clear to me that Eve’s punishment wasn’t the pain, her punishment was Adam himself.

Your heart, has never stopped beating for you. Even after him, even after her, in all of the loss, in all of the clawing away at yourself. It stayed loyal it loved you, when you didn’t love yourself.

Remember that I loved fearlessly with everything bleeding wildly, Remember that I learned not to apologize for my fire.

When someone tells you that you’re emotional, thank them. Thank them for recognizing the part in you that recognizes God.

Forgive yourself for being weak beneath the weight of him, he is a man who carries 4 generations of baggage.

When your soul feels dry, when it is thirsty and cracking. Call a woman that you love, and tell her you love her. Tell her why, Tell her how. Ask her if she needs anything, Ask her how she is feeling. Tell her you appreciate her,