It’s not only a public lynching It’s not only police brutality It’s inertia in the face of a black man’s murder That contributes to our mortality It’s the exhaustion we feel At the safety we don’t And the world that we’re handing our children It’s not just racism that does them harm It’s the looking away that will kill them It’s the working twice as hard To do half as well And always having to ingratiate To privilege, to the system, to every room we’re in -A white person just can’t appreciate It’s a heavy heart that absorbs this week’s news Another of us has been slain But unless we collectively carry this cross We will witness this horror again Sometimes the face of oppression smiles If that suits you, you’ll never ask why It’s an uncomfortable truth to have to face You live in a comfortable lie It might not feel like your battle You think you’ve enough on your plate But if you declare ‘all lives matter’ Know that you’re choosing the side of hate We ALL feel helpless, powerless, lost But another black life is too high a cost When you struggle to know how to help, raise a hand -Even this shows that shoulder to shoulder you stand Listen. Legislate. Petition. Educate. Question. Formulate. For George. Do not wait. Black lives. Count on it. And if you can, please donate. #blacklivesmatter #justiceforgeorgefloyd #wearedonedying #georgefloyd #justiceforbigfloyd For George. 31/05/2020 Link in bio for ways you can help 🖤
It’s not only a public lynching It’s not only police brutality It’s inertia in the face of a black man’s murder That contributes to our mortality It’s the exhaustion we feel At the safety we don’t And the world that we’re handing our children It’s not just racism that does them harm It’s the looking away that will kill them It’s the working twice as hard To do half as well And always having to ingratiate To privilege, to the system, to every room we’re in -A white person just can’t appreciate It’s a heavy heart that absorbs this week’s news Another of us has been slain But unless we collectively carry this cross We will witness this horror again Sometimes the face of oppression smiles If that suits you, you’ll never ask why It’s an uncomfortable truth to have to face You live in a comfortable lie It might not feel like your battle You think you’ve enough on your plate But if you declare ‘all lives matter’ Know that you’re choosing the side of hate We ALL feel helpless, powerless, lost But another black life is too high a cost When you struggle to know how to help, raise a hand -Even this shows that shoulder to shoulder you stand Listen. Legislate. Petition. Educate. Question. Formulate. For George. Do not wait. Black lives. Count on it. And if you can, please donate. #blacklivesmatter #justiceforgeorgefloyd #wearedonedying #georgefloyd #justiceforbigfloyd For George. 31/05/2020 Link in bio for ways you can help 🖤
It’s not only a public lynching It’s not only police brutality It’s inertia in the face of a black man’s murder That contributes to our mortality It’s the exhaustion we feel At the safety we don’t And the world that we’re handing our children It’s not just racism that does them harm It’s the looking away that will kill them It’s the working twice as hard To do half as well And always having to ingratiate To privilege, to the system, to every room we’re in -A white person just can’t appreciate It’s a heavy heart that absorbs this week’s news Another of us has been slain But unless we collectively carry this cross We will witness this horror again Sometimes the face of oppression smiles If that suits you, you’ll never ask why It’s an uncomfortable truth to have to face You live in a comfortable lie It might not feel like your battle You think you’ve enough on your plate But if you declare ‘all lives matter’ Know that you’re choosing the side of hate We ALL feel helpless, powerless, lost But another black life is too high a cost When you struggle to know how to help, raise a hand -Even this shows that shoulder to shoulder you stand Listen. Legislate. Petition. Educate. Question. Formulate. For George. Do not wait. Black lives. Count on it. And if you can, please donate. #blacklivesmatter #justiceforgeorgefloyd #wearedonedying #georgefloyd #justiceforbigfloyd For George. 31/05/2020 Link in bio for ways you can help 🖤
It’s not only a public lynching It’s not only police brutality It’s inertia in the face of a black man’s murder That contributes to our mortality It’s the exhaustion we feel At the safety we don’t And the world that we’re handing our children It’s not just racism that does them harm It’s the looking away that will kill them It’s the working twice as hard To do half as well And always having to ingratiate To privilege, to the system, to every room we’re in -A white person just can’t appreciate It’s a heavy heart that absorbs this week’s news Another of us has been slain But unless we collectively carry this cross We will witness this horror again Sometimes the face of oppression smiles If that suits you, you’ll never ask why It’s an uncomfortable truth to have to face You live in a comfortable lie It might not feel like your battle You think you’ve enough on your plate But if you declare ‘all lives matter’ Know that you’re choosing the side of hate We ALL feel helpless, powerless, lost But another black life is too high a cost When you struggle to know how to help, raise a hand -Even this shows that shoulder to shoulder you stand Listen. Legislate. Petition. Educate. Question. Formulate. For George. Do not wait. Black lives. Count on it. And if you can, please donate. #blacklivesmatter #justiceforgeorgefloyd #wearedonedying #georgefloyd #justiceforbigfloyd For George. 31/05/2020 Link in bio for ways you can help 🖤
It’s not only a public lynching It’s not only police brutality It’s inertia in the face of a black man’s murder That contributes to our mortality It’s the exhaustion we feel At the safety we don’t And the world that we’re handing our children It’s not just racism that does them harm It’s the looking away that will kill them It’s the working twice as hard To do half as well And always having to ingratiate To privilege, to the system, to every room we’re in -A white person just can’t appreciate It’s a heavy heart that absorbs this week’s news Another of us has been slain But unless we collectively carry this cross We will witness this horror again Sometimes the face of oppression smiles If that suits you, you’ll never ask why It’s an uncomfortable truth to have to face You live in a comfortable lie It might not feel like your battle You think you’ve enough on your plate But if you declare ‘all lives matter’ Know that you’re choosing the side of hate We ALL feel helpless, powerless, lost But another black life is too high a cost When you struggle to know how to help, raise a hand -Even this shows that shoulder to shoulder you stand Listen. Legislate. Petition. Educate. Question. Formulate. For George. Do not wait. Black lives. Count on it. And if you can, please donate. #blacklivesmatter #justiceforgeorgefloyd #wearedonedying #georgefloyd #justiceforbigfloyd For George. 31/05/2020 Link in bio for ways you can help 🖤
Quite honestly, it was was impossible for an amateur like me to capture the incredible might of Niagara Falls – far away and you couldn’t capture the detail or perspective – close up and you were attacked by water (and I mean – it’s an assault! 😂). Fuming with that mascara btw! 🤣🤣 But I’m so glad I spent the day with one of nature’s wonders💙. Not pictured – how I ended the day with another one of nature’s wonders – wine at the amazing Southbrook Vineyards ☺️🍷#Niagarafalls #skylontower #inthemist #tourist #canada #actorslife #onlocation
Quite honestly, it was was impossible for an amateur like me to capture the incredible might of Niagara Falls – far away and you couldn’t capture the detail or perspective – close up and you were attacked by water (and I mean – it’s an assault! 😂). Fuming with that mascara btw! 🤣🤣 But I’m so glad I spent the day with one of nature’s wonders💙. Not pictured – how I ended the day with another one of nature’s wonders – wine at the amazing Southbrook Vineyards ☺️🍷#Niagarafalls #skylontower #inthemist #tourist #canada #actorslife #onlocation
Quite honestly, it was was impossible for an amateur like me to capture the incredible might of Niagara Falls – far away and you couldn’t capture the detail or perspective – close up and you were attacked by water (and I mean – it’s an assault! 😂). Fuming with that mascara btw! 🤣🤣 But I’m so glad I spent the day with one of nature’s wonders💙. Not pictured – how I ended the day with another one of nature’s wonders – wine at the amazing Southbrook Vineyards ☺️🍷#Niagarafalls #skylontower #inthemist #tourist #canada #actorslife #onlocation
Quite honestly, it was was impossible for an amateur like me to capture the incredible might of Niagara Falls – far away and you couldn’t capture the detail or perspective – close up and you were attacked by water (and I mean – it’s an assault! 😂). Fuming with that mascara btw! 🤣🤣 But I’m so glad I spent the day with one of nature’s wonders💙. Not pictured – how I ended the day with another one of nature’s wonders – wine at the amazing Southbrook Vineyards ☺️🍷#Niagarafalls #skylontower #inthemist #tourist #canada #actorslife #onlocation
Quite honestly, it was was impossible for an amateur like me to capture the incredible might of Niagara Falls – far away and you couldn’t capture the detail or perspective – close up and you were attacked by water (and I mean – it’s an assault! 😂). Fuming with that mascara btw! 🤣🤣 But I’m so glad I spent the day with one of nature’s wonders💙. Not pictured – how I ended the day with another one of nature’s wonders – wine at the amazing Southbrook Vineyards ☺️🍷#Niagarafalls #skylontower #inthemist #tourist #canada #actorslife #onlocation
Quite honestly, it was was impossible for an amateur like me to capture the incredible might of Niagara Falls – far away and you couldn’t capture the detail or perspective – close up and you were attacked by water (and I mean – it’s an assault! 😂). Fuming with that mascara btw! 🤣🤣 But I’m so glad I spent the day with one of nature’s wonders💙. Not pictured – how I ended the day with another one of nature’s wonders – wine at the amazing Southbrook Vineyards ☺️🍷#Niagarafalls #skylontower #inthemist #tourist #canada #actorslife #onlocation
Quite honestly, it was was impossible for an amateur like me to capture the incredible might of Niagara Falls – far away and you couldn’t capture the detail or perspective – close up and you were attacked by water (and I mean – it’s an assault! 😂). Fuming with that mascara btw! 🤣🤣 But I’m so glad I spent the day with one of nature’s wonders💙. Not pictured – how I ended the day with another one of nature’s wonders – wine at the amazing Southbrook Vineyards ☺️🍷#Niagarafalls #skylontower #inthemist #tourist #canada #actorslife #onlocation
Quite honestly, it was was impossible for an amateur like me to capture the incredible might of Niagara Falls – far away and you couldn’t capture the detail or perspective – close up and you were attacked by water (and I mean – it’s an assault! 😂). Fuming with that mascara btw! 🤣🤣 But I’m so glad I spent the day with one of nature’s wonders💙. Not pictured – how I ended the day with another one of nature’s wonders – wine at the amazing Southbrook Vineyards ☺️🍷#Niagarafalls #skylontower #inthemist #tourist #canada #actorslife #onlocation
Today, May 25th, marks what would have been my father’s 71st birthday. He died back in 1995 when I was 10 and he was only 45 years old. Being closer now to his age at passing, plus this current pandemic has placed him at the forefront of my mind in recent weeks. I didn’t know much of him, and lots of what I did know wasn’t healthy…but. I’ve found myself revisiting the grief as an adult I couldn’t process as a child (with incredible help 💛). He died alone, and I know so many families are navigating that right now. I’m with you. And I’m so very sorry for your pain. It feels unbearable. But if you stay with it, it softens you. And all I can hope when life returns to some kind of normal is that we stay tender. Because for every hug, and touch we miss from the ones we love, more than anything we need to really. SEE each other. And if you can’t see on the surface – look. There’s good stuff in there. My dad liked sunflowers. So I bought one today. And god knows I’m a plant killer but right now I need to see something bloom. So here we are. There’s some buds under the flower I look forward to seeing blossom. There’s a new perspective on life I look forward to doing the same…🌻🌻🌻Wish me luck with my green fingers! #grief #wellness #mentalhealth #personaljourney #sunflowers
Today, May 25th, marks what would have been my father’s 71st birthday. He died back in 1995 when I was 10 and he was only 45 years old. Being closer now to his age at passing, plus this current pandemic has placed him at the forefront of my mind in recent weeks. I didn’t know much of him, and lots of what I did know wasn’t healthy…but. I’ve found myself revisiting the grief as an adult I couldn’t process as a child (with incredible help 💛). He died alone, and I know so many families are navigating that right now. I’m with you. And I’m so very sorry for your pain. It feels unbearable. But if you stay with it, it softens you. And all I can hope when life returns to some kind of normal is that we stay tender. Because for every hug, and touch we miss from the ones we love, more than anything we need to really. SEE each other. And if you can’t see on the surface – look. There’s good stuff in there. My dad liked sunflowers. So I bought one today. And god knows I’m a plant killer but right now I need to see something bloom. So here we are. There’s some buds under the flower I look forward to seeing blossom. There’s a new perspective on life I look forward to doing the same…🌻🌻🌻Wish me luck with my green fingers! #grief #wellness #mentalhealth #personaljourney #sunflowers
It caught my eye amongst millions This stone with a swirl at its heart Its form of love, with a crashing wave Mirrors the ways I want life to restart Perhaps its imprint is from a shell? Edges surely, smoothed by the sea? A lesson – as I emerge from a personal hell Of how we are meant to be Yielding, morphing, staying strong Nature won’t assign these emotion From the years a pebble is broken down It eventually becomes the ocean I felt the breaking, yet drowned by the waves In a vast beach I tried to hide But this rock sat proud, with its perfect flaws Asking ‘when will YOU turn the tide?’ My shape isn’t perfect, my edges still rough Sea spray tastes the same as my tears But sharpness can soften; I know I’m enough And our love can stand out from fear It’s good for ego to remember We’re naught but a grain of sand But sometimes we need the reminder The soul has bigger things planned Pebble Heart holds the answer To sensing the storms of the sea ‘When you feel small compared to the ocean See the ocean is also in me.’ 24/05/20 – Thanks Pebble Heart! Sometimes I write poems to make sense of how I feel. I rarely share them. And if I do, only with a few people. I saw this pebble today. And I decided to be brave 💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙 #poetry #poems #healing #selfhelp #wellness #mentalhealth
It caught my eye amongst millions This stone with a swirl at its heart Its form of love, with a crashing wave Mirrors the ways I want life to restart Perhaps its imprint is from a shell? Edges surely, smoothed by the sea? A lesson – as I emerge from a personal hell Of how we are meant to be Yielding, morphing, staying strong Nature won’t assign these emotion From the years a pebble is broken down It eventually becomes the ocean I felt the breaking, yet drowned by the waves In a vast beach I tried to hide But this rock sat proud, with its perfect flaws Asking ‘when will YOU turn the tide?’ My shape isn’t perfect, my edges still rough Sea spray tastes the same as my tears But sharpness can soften; I know I’m enough And our love can stand out from fear It’s good for ego to remember We’re naught but a grain of sand But sometimes we need the reminder The soul has bigger things planned Pebble Heart holds the answer To sensing the storms of the sea ‘When you feel small compared to the ocean See the ocean is also in me.’ 24/05/20 – Thanks Pebble Heart! Sometimes I write poems to make sense of how I feel. I rarely share them. And if I do, only with a few people. I saw this pebble today. And I decided to be brave 💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙 #poetry #poems #healing #selfhelp #wellness #mentalhealth
It caught my eye amongst millions This stone with a swirl at its heart Its form of love, with a crashing wave Mirrors the ways I want life to restart Perhaps its imprint is from a shell? Edges surely, smoothed by the sea? A lesson – as I emerge from a personal hell Of how we are meant to be Yielding, morphing, staying strong Nature won’t assign these emotion From the years a pebble is broken down It eventually becomes the ocean I felt the breaking, yet drowned by the waves In a vast beach I tried to hide But this rock sat proud, with its perfect flaws Asking ‘when will YOU turn the tide?’ My shape isn’t perfect, my edges still rough Sea spray tastes the same as my tears But sharpness can soften; I know I’m enough And our love can stand out from fear It’s good for ego to remember We’re naught but a grain of sand But sometimes we need the reminder The soul has bigger things planned Pebble Heart holds the answer To sensing the storms of the sea ‘When you feel small compared to the ocean See the ocean is also in me.’ 24/05/20 – Thanks Pebble Heart! Sometimes I write poems to make sense of how I feel. I rarely share them. And if I do, only with a few people. I saw this pebble today. And I decided to be brave 💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙 #poetry #poems #healing #selfhelp #wellness #mentalhealth
When you forget to add your favourite shot of the day 🤦🏽♀️#niagarafalls #waterfall
The magic of morning in #Toronto. One of the best sets I’ve seen so far! Will be sad to leave this city ❤️ #titans #dctitans #lakeontario #sunrise #orbs #etobicoke #nofilter
What if your grief has something to say? What if this cry is a calling? Time won’t just heal Unless you tune in To the hurt that your heart has been hauling Tears are not meant to be blinked away But questioned and welcomed – they lead To the cave in our heart The neglected part Where change comes by planting a seed And what if you watered that seed every day? With the love you reserve for those close If you think there’s a limit to how much there is Then it’s you that needs your love the most Stay awhile In that dark place For dreams dance through you in the night Let those dreams partner up with the pain that you face And have them waltz back to the light We each have a dance, an inner child at play The key to our future they hold If we just find the lock we can open the lid To our magic, our treasure, our gold Through this death now, we can birth a new day I know braving the unknown’s a tough choice But your love, and your grief, and your tears pave the way On the path of you using your voice The world needs your voice Use it wisely. With love 🖤 07/06/2020 #blm #poetry #poetryofinstagram #useyourvoice #makechange #sayhername #endracism #justiceforahmaud #justiceforgeorgefloyd #justiceforbreonnataylor
What if your grief has something to say? What if this cry is a calling? Time won’t just heal Unless you tune in To the hurt that your heart has been hauling Tears are not meant to be blinked away But questioned and welcomed – they lead To the cave in our heart The neglected part Where change comes by planting a seed And what if you watered that seed every day? With the love you reserve for those close If you think there’s a limit to how much there is Then it’s you that needs your love the most Stay awhile In that dark place For dreams dance through you in the night Let those dreams partner up with the pain that you face And have them waltz back to the light We each have a dance, an inner child at play The key to our future they hold If we just find the lock we can open the lid To our magic, our treasure, our gold Through this death now, we can birth a new day I know braving the unknown’s a tough choice But your love, and your grief, and your tears pave the way On the path of you using your voice The world needs your voice Use it wisely. With love 🖤 07/06/2020 #blm #poetry #poetryofinstagram #useyourvoice #makechange #sayhername #endracism #justiceforahmaud #justiceforgeorgefloyd #justiceforbreonnataylor
What if your grief has something to say? What if this cry is a calling? Time won’t just heal Unless you tune in To the hurt that your heart has been hauling Tears are not meant to be blinked away But questioned and welcomed – they lead To the cave in our heart The neglected part Where change comes by planting a seed And what if you watered that seed every day? With the love you reserve for those close If you think there’s a limit to how much there is Then it’s you that needs your love the most Stay awhile In that dark place For dreams dance through you in the night Let those dreams partner up with the pain that you face And have them waltz back to the light We each have a dance, an inner child at play The key to our future they hold If we just find the lock we can open the lid To our magic, our treasure, our gold Through this death now, we can birth a new day I know braving the unknown’s a tough choice But your love, and your grief, and your tears pave the way On the path of you using your voice The world needs your voice Use it wisely. With love 🖤 07/06/2020 #blm #poetry #poetryofinstagram #useyourvoice #makechange #sayhername #endracism #justiceforahmaud #justiceforgeorgefloyd #justiceforbreonnataylor
What if your grief has something to say? What if this cry is a calling? Time won’t just heal Unless you tune in To the hurt that your heart has been hauling Tears are not meant to be blinked away But questioned and welcomed – they lead To the cave in our heart The neglected part Where change comes by planting a seed And what if you watered that seed every day? With the love you reserve for those close If you think there’s a limit to how much there is Then it’s you that needs your love the most Stay awhile In that dark place For dreams dance through you in the night Let those dreams partner up with the pain that you face And have them waltz back to the light We each have a dance, an inner child at play The key to our future they hold If we just find the lock we can open the lid To our magic, our treasure, our gold Through this death now, we can birth a new day I know braving the unknown’s a tough choice But your love, and your grief, and your tears pave the way On the path of you using your voice The world needs your voice Use it wisely. With love 🖤 07/06/2020 #blm #poetry #poetryofinstagram #useyourvoice #makechange #sayhername #endracism #justiceforahmaud #justiceforgeorgefloyd #justiceforbreonnataylor
