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Pearl Taylor

I never planned for 30.

But turning 30: the very most middle of times. The thickness of the ‘process’ of life, I find, I had not planned for 30.

Jul 15, 2019

I never planned for 30.

Jul 15, 2019

We cannot afford to be apathetic.

Dear Dad,

Oct 2, 2017

Oct 2, 2017

Portraits in wine.

I wish wine makers knew, that to peruse their shelves was looking for a picture of myself. Scanning like postcard pixels to place myself.

Sep 28, 2017

Portraits in wine.

Sep 28, 2017

How do you be strong?

How do you process pain? In your head? Limb by limb? and move forward, in your heart. Move inward. Pause. Breathe. break.

Aug 26, 2017

Aug 26, 2017

Dear you,

You that will beat me blue all day, crawl into bed and pathetically whisper “ you are my everything”. You that thinks that one “I love you”…

Aug 16, 2017

Dear you,

Aug 16, 2017

History-less, Hurts-less.

I cannot hear the din of my ancestors in my bones. I cannot flesh out where they were birthed nor where their stories are stored, deep in…

Aug 4, 2017

History-less, Hurts-less.

Aug 4, 2017

Sandwiches to sustain me

She asked if I’m eating bread again? In a tone that took toast to mean treachery.

Aug 2, 2017

Sandwiches to sustain me

Aug 2, 2017

The river.

As a child, the beach was not my friend. Pale skin hid from coast lines, burning. Bleached sand offered no salvation, no haven,as small…

Aug 2, 2017

The river.

Aug 2, 2017

Drying out.

I’ve been gone too long. I’m drying up. An aridness that suffocates and silences the waves within Hair like dander… Thistle dust. Veins…

Oct 16, 2016

Drying out.

Oct 16, 2016

Places to go.

Spoken word.

Oct 14, 2016

Oct 14, 2016

Pearl Taylor

Pearl Taylor

Big, kind, hilarious creative life of poems, prayers,laughs,tears and research papers. #ArtTherapist🎨 #UCA✝️ #Paperartist✂️ #feminist 👯‍♀️ #Socialjustice 💪🏻

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