See Me.

I’m not Black

im Black.

I’m not Black

Because You perceive

me to be so.

im Black because

i experience it.

I’m not Black

because its “my race”.

im Black because

Community comes

. F I R S T.

I’m not Black because

You’re White.

im Black because

i refuse to Be White.

This is not a

disownment

of my ancestors

roots.

Putrid systemic projection

& oppression.

This is a deep reclaimation

& honor of

Self-hood.

Self cant exist

without multitudes.

to Be Black is

to host multitudes.

to Be Black is

to Rise.

Never The Less.

i am not your token.

i will never be

digestable.

im impossible

to

Consume.

to Be Black

in America

Is to be Policed.

to Be Black

in the Institution

is to be an

erotic collectable.

to Be Black

in my body

is to be Multi <3.

to Be Black

in my mind

is to embody

Grace.

to Be Black

in my Soul

is to grieve

to mourn

for All.

i am not a

[Black Artist].

My work is not

[Black Art].

i do not shame

these [titles].

i am an artist.

i exist to explore.

My creations challenge

Institutions.

Mentally

Tangibly

For All Bodies.

Oppression has shown me

The Light

No one suffers more

than the illusioned.