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Gone Too Soon

November 16, 2020 by Ikeranda Smith in life, love, relationships, spirituality

Black people often laugh a lot because it is the thing that keeps us sane. It is the only space where we can reside without using our energy to preserve the ego of someone else. We chuckle loudly because it is the defense mechanism we learned from our slave owners when we loss loved one’s due to death. It killed us keeping up facades that wounded our smile. It murdered us to lose all emotion to the things that mattered most. It desensitized us to pain + we learned how to watch suffering with a straight face. It became a narrative that we became accustomed to. It taught us how to swallow our troubles + pretend that they didn’t exist…knowing full well we were never good.

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November 16, 2020 /Ikeranda Smith
death, family, black family
life, love, relationships, spirituality

When Winter Comes In Spring

May 10, 2019 by Ikeranda Smith in love, life, loveislove, mental health, people of color, personal growth, relationships, women of color

There is a saintly aura that transcends my life every time seasons change. I can feel it in my bones, my back aches + my mind tries to coerce my spirit into thinking this feeling will pass, but the flesh won’t allow it to subside. It is no surprise that I am deeply introspective + probably more honest than others care for me to be. Blame it on my tragic beginning, all the hearts I broke, the lies I told + the trauma I ingested. I gather my mistakes + rinse them daily because unlike most people I see myself clearly because I like my coffee dark with lots of self- reflection. I sit in every choice + every regret until I can cover every circumstance in forgiveness. Lately I’ve experienced all kind of loss which reminds me that I’m still learning how to let grief take a seat until its ready to vacate my sanctuary.

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May 10, 2019 /Ikeranda Smith
grief, death, relationships, transitions, love, mental health, women, marriage, family
love, life, loveislove, mental health, people of color, personal growth, relationships, women of color

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