#015 Alexandra Elle pt 2, 2015

Here

I never thought I'd be one for long distance love. I tried it and 

failed at it before so I laid it to rest. My past interest wasn't 

here and when I say "here" I don't mean physically.

I don't want you if you're not present in my life; if you're not

"here" with me I will ask you to leave. I stand tall today in

love with a man that is three-thousand miles away. I can feel

him here despite the distance. He is present and active in my 

life. He is a part of my everyday all the way from 

across the country.

I believe in love because of people like him; people who are

present, aware and interested in loving me how I love them. It's 

such a beautiful feeling. It's a real feeling that is unmatched. 

I met him at a good time, in a good place. We complement one 

another and even though he's not physically here, he is "here"

and that's what's most important. 

written by Alexandra Elle, LOVE In My Own Language, 2015.

This post is dedicated to my dearest friend, Maya, and her new family in Virginia Beach. 

Thank you for teaching me how to love with compassion and patience;

I love you eternally no matter our distance!

#014 Love Languages via Autumn LaBella (Alexandra Elle pt. 1)

Peace family,

Honestly, life has been a whirlwind, so writing this post is a result of me intentionally making the time to be still, to focus, and enjoy this present state of calm and clarity. Taking the time to be still in this world of constant external, even internal stimulation is so hard to do. Family, I am here to remind you to be brave, to be strong, and to be inspired by the poetry in your everyday life. I'll be taking more time to strengthen my inner warrior during this month, but have no fear! 

Into November, I'll be nestled in Alexandra Elle's LOVE In My Language. Lovingly known as "Alex Elle", she is a full-time freelance writer, published author, poet, small business owner, and wellness consultant living in the Washington, DC metro area with her husband and children. What I love about her work so far is that she leaves room underneath certain poems for readers to engage with prompts pertaining to the piece (we are so assuming she is a fan of #WRITESIS). 

In the meantime, take time to nourish your minds, hearts, and spirits too, beloved. Life is too short to let any type of stress diminish your light. If all else fails, you always have that pen and paper!

Autumn LaBella, Founder of WRITE SIS Poetess Movement

Here's a taste of what I'll be reading in November:

Fear isn't allowed to run things over here.

Worry is destined to wither while sitting on my windowsill...

Being terrified to try won't torment me and

my past is no longer allowed to punish me for my

shortcomings; I will be great.

I am determined to be driven...

Nothing can stop my show; I've come too far to fumble the

dreams that belong to me.

-Bold

written by Alexandra Elle, LOVE In My Language, 2015.

#013 Cierra Lione, 2020

 To love me is like making history

You taste the minerals on my skin

If I let you in

There's joy and laughter

There's crying after

I am the breathes between sex

The exhales between Heaven and hell colliding

I am everyone I confide in

Soft like soil

Gritty like gravel

Warm like tea

Bite like wine

 But still smooth

I take what I give

I am what I feel

I am she

Not girl

Her

Him and I are together

Like marriage

We divide and conquer

I am dominant

Over my domain

But feminine just the same

To see me

Is to see God

To feel me is to feel God

To curse me is to curse God

I am handwritten

Cursive

To study me

Is to study hieroglyphics

To bathe in my Sun

You must thrive off my moon

Both OYA and OSHUN.

written by Cierra Lione, She's Curious and I Wonder, 2020.