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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.

2 min readJul 15, 2019

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I never planned for 30.

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Pearl Taylor

We cannot afford to be apathetic.

Dear Dad,

4 min readOct 2, 2017

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Pearl Taylor

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.

2 min readSep 28, 2017

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Portraits in wine.

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Pearl Taylor

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.

1 min readAug 26, 2017

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Pearl Taylor

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”…

2 min readAug 16, 2017

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Dear you,

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Pearl Taylor

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…

2 min readAug 4, 2017

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History-less, Hurts-less.

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Pearl Taylor

Sandwiches to sustain me

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

2 min readAug 2, 2017

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Sandwiches to sustain me

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Pearl Taylor

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…

3 min readAug 2, 2017

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The river.

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Pearl Taylor

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…

2 min readOct 16, 2016

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Drying out.

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Pearl Taylor

Places to go.

Spoken word.

1 min readOct 14, 2016

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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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