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What's the Word?
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The A Word!
Ever wondered what's inside the mind of a messy Mummy?
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Inside the clusterf*ck that is poetry, short stories, reviews, and the occasional blog post, all centering around my love for spirituality and mental wellness.
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Amandine Ajomale
Feb 21, 20221 min read
Art On A Canvas
Your lines and dots mark stories across my skin From beginning to end An ongoing expression of my soul’s darkest secrets A message in a...
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Amandine Ajomale
Aug 2, 20211 min read
Hair
Have you ever had fingers run through your hair?
...
Maybe I should try it one day.
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Amandine Ajomale
Jul 26, 20211 min read
The New Normal
You know what term I hate the most? "Welcome to the 'New Normal'." I've been stuck inside with a baby and no guidance. And we navigate...
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Amandine Ajomale
Jul 19, 20213 min read
Journey
So I inked my skin as a reminder to keep on living.
A semi-colon on my wrist to signify that my sentence isn't over.
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Amandine Ajomale
Jul 12, 20211 min read
Connection
Pixels of your heart mesh with mine. An electric web connecting my heart with your soul. Your energy. Your magic. An umbilical type of...
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Amandine Ajomale
Mar 23, 20211 min read
Encontrando a Felicidade (palavras de uma mãe)
Se coloque no lugar
onde as crianças
inventam suas histórias.
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Amandine Ajomale
Nov 3, 20201 min read
This World
My work is loving the world. For its sharp ugliness. For its retched pain wreaked on those who deserve it the least. I love this world...
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Amandine Ajomale
Oct 14, 20201 min read
When She Smiles...
When she smiles, it’s like the heavens open up to the world and bless us with the rainbows and starlight.
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Amandine Ajomale
Oct 14, 20202 min read
The Alchemy of Love - Review
The artwork, in general, is beautiful, non-conformist, abstract art, which I, personally, adore...
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Amandine Ajomale
Oct 5, 20201 min read
A Letter of Love
The scars beneath your skin have already been kissed,
by the sun and the stars since before you were born.
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Amandine Ajomale
Sep 12, 20201 min read
September For Beginners
I sit in front of the fireplace,
hot chocolate in hand.
Reminiscing on the days,
I sunk my feet into sand.
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Amandine Ajomale
Sep 7, 20201 min read
A Beautiful Mess
I found perfection in my skin, my weight
I smiled when I needed, nodded when I needed.
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Amandine Ajomale
Sep 3, 20201 min read
What Do You See?
I am the sunshine waiting to break through the thick clouds of your oppression.
Of your control,
your desire.
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Amandine Ajomale
Aug 27, 20201 min read
Hynobirthing, A Curse For The Unprepared
Twerking on the sofa with Missy Elliott
playing in the background.
All so I could see you sooner.
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Amandine Ajomale
Aug 24, 20201 min read
My Portable Paradise
I exhale. Half-blinded by the sun
that kisses my skin,
spreading its warmth
throughout my body.
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Amandine Ajomale
Aug 20, 20201 min read
Her White Self
Her white self pulls your black self to stand.
Strong, like two oxen standing as tall and as firm as each other.
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Amandine Ajomale
Aug 17, 20201 min read
I Wish I Were A Figure Skater
I wish I were a figure skater.
With legs the glide across the ice like a toy boat
in a stream.
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Amandine Ajomale
Aug 13, 20201 min read
Brown Eyes
"It is yours, and it is mine. As I am yours and you are mine."
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Amandine Ajomale
Aug 9, 20201 min read
Lady Tremaine
She dreams of her wedding night. The night her husband died and left behind his perfect, little daughter.
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Amandine Ajomale
Aug 4, 20201 min read
Hope
There is an ever-present void in human connection
that plagues our "civilised" Western society.
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