She Had Never Seen The Ocean ... By Jafar Alam

This girl once told me
She had never seen the ocean

Has never smelled the salt
That wakes her inside

Never heard the sound of waves echoing
From the inside of her body


She had never seen the ocean ...


I thought to myself ...

Where does she let her memories sleep ?

If she drowns
Who would come and find her ? ©

Call her moonchild, dancing in the shallows of a river ...

Waiting for a smile from a sun child ...

(King Crimson)

Saul Williams ...

If a killer is capable of "planning ahead" ...
Imagine the plans of the lover ...

Lorraine Hansberry ...

There is always something left to love ...
And if you ain't learned that ...

You ain't learned nothing ...

Hafiz ...

I wish I could show you, when you are lonely or in darkness ...
The astonishing light of your own being ...

Audre Lorde ...

Looking inward and outward at once ...
Before and after ...
Seeking a now that can breed futures ...
Like bread in our children's mouths ...
So their dreams will not reflect the death of ours ...

one of my favourite drawings ...