By Sheena Dennise One thing I know for sure… Is that I cannot be rushed Or motivated To move my body to a beat That doesn’t honour my heart Or invest in a thing That isn’t right for me Then be shamed for it I have been shamed for centuries Will it stop me now? Will it be the death of me? I navigate darkness and speak little I move steathily Much to the wonderment of you I have been careful not to disturb Your equilibrium To only show you what I thought You, me, we could handl

By Sheena Dennise Catalyzing to depths unknown to many Come with this presence and There can be no pretense, no makeup To make up for what is true That my existence gently motivates you Rouses a desire within your soul To explore and discover your own road The one that feels like you’re flying Turning somersaults in your belly Without warning Instigating wild bouts of laughter And rivers of ego-cleansing tears From heart-searching queries Expressed and expelled in eye wata Wo