I AM I AM [Kelly Blackmon]

KELLY BLACKMON

I AM I AM

When you are one

the dark comes easily

you give it a name

like “Abequa”

Writhing in the sheets

you touch lips

wandering through the night

you hold hands

her tears run down

into your mouth

you drink them in

remembering the ocean

how it felt to float there

suspended in time

only you

lonely you

Through self portraiture and writing, I am able to process the darkness that comes in waves throughout this life. Without the dark there is no light, and by giving it a name, I learn to listen and create from that space, instead of running from the discomfort. 

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