Desire Poem

One of my favorite poems is “I Am a Black Woman,” by Mari Evans and it abides in my spirit since I memorized it in high school. It feels extremely defining in this moment. The last stanza is:

I am a Black woman—
Tall as a cypress
Strong
Defying place
and time
And circumstance
Assailed
Impervious
Indestructible
Look on me and be renewed.

I’m feeling great renewal today for the grit and grace of our new Supreme Court Justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson. (Photograph by Lelanie Foster)

✨Choose Joyful ✨
~Author Holly M. R. Dickinson, Your Joyful Guide



Photo by Holly Dickinson