The weaver woman. She weaves a quilt. A blanket of pain. Chain stitches Back stitch Running stitch. She weaves a generation of trauma. Sweaters of pain For her children And their children Trauma. The Unapologetic Poet- #poet #poetry #poem #poetrycommunity #trauma #women

Don't touch my breasts! Tase me to the ground Throw me against The hood of your car and handcuff me But don't touch my chest Don't let my breasts Bear the shame of arrest The Unapologetic Poet- Photo credit: Musiime Abdu #poetry #PoliceBrutality #Uganda #activist #women #poetrycommunity

The drumming stops... Guitarist lures me to a dreamy utopia with a series of arpeggios and broken chords. Takes me on a euphoric ride without protection. He moans a bluesy melody Strums the strings of my vintage heart in vibrato Heavenly eloquence caressed on a fret board #poetry #poet #blues

Is Uganda free? 🇺🇬 Did Uganda leave the bedroom of the British protectorate? We chant freedom while injustices buzz around the city like bees. Well, Happy Independence Day to Uganda! The Unapologetic Poet- #poem #independenceday #uganda #freedom #poet #63years

Most definitely. I'll keep in touch.

Passports are the new shackles in Human trafficking. The unsettling #dubaiportapotty BBC investigative documentary that follows the death of Ugandan girl called Monica in Dubai reminded me of this poem. The Unapologetic Poet- #humanity #humantraffickingawareness #slavery #poetry #humanity

This one isn't yet available on Amazon but I'll share the link as soon as it is.

Body politics The Unapologetic Poet- #body #poetry #poet #woman #feminist #activism #poem #picturepoem

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What a time to be in love. An age where Darwin's theory of natural selection makes sense. When countries are Bombing each other Where maps are redrawn and restrictions are Stressed When kisses taste blood in the mouth. And love is a pandemic A gunshot wound #poetry #love #peace #worldneedslove

From the fortress of muxima in Angola to Robben island in South Africa. From Mountain Kilimanjaro In Tanzania to the Bujagali Falls in Uganda. Mine is a story of the night. An enchanting delight. The Unapologetic Poet- #Africa #AfricaDay #poetrycommunity #spokenword #poet

Poetry is a great catharsis for healing because of its aesthetic properties and evocative language. Poetry creates an emotional response with the flow of words meticulously knit together as units of expression. Let's heal the world with poems. #WorldPoetryday #humanity #healing #poetry

I am the famed litany of  infamous blame. Criticism is smudged on the  bottom of cocktail glasses. I am a poet’s penance. The blues and the spirituals. Old words in new skin  clothed in nonentity. The Unapologetic Poet- #poetry #WorldPoetryDay #poetryday #spokenword

Poetry is a distilled language. Intricately woven piece of artistry glowing at the seams.  Laced with the  blood of wordsmiths. Aesthetically beautiful. Bursting with emotions  like fireworks. The Unapologetic Poet- #WorldPoetryDay #poetry #poetryday

This! 🌷 #poetry #poetrycommunity

‘accepting myself’ #poetry #writingcommunity #selflove #booksky #quote #fountainpens #writingandbooks

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She was poetry but he couldn’t read unfortunately.

May joy become A resident in your Home May love paint a Smile on your face May the spirit of the Season bring you closer To your family. And as you trim the Tree, I hope that You'll be merry. Merry Christmas! 🎄 The Unapologetic Poet-

"I don't think I'm allowed to kill something because I am frightened." —Nikki Giovanni 💔 #poem #poems #poetry

The Queen of spoken word poetry has joined the ancestors. RIP Nikki Giovanni. www.dailykos.com/stories/2024...

I am.

It takes one To kick my mind, Grate my skin Pierce my lungs, And I sink in quicksand. Take this tissue skin, Beat it. Harden it. Add a layer of audacity. Drink sharp nails. Direct them through your glare. That one will shrivel. This one is an Argo in clashing seas. #Survival

To the incarcerated Roaming the thin walls of overcrowded Prisons. Rotating through Courts of injustice. Freedom is postponed like a meeting. Your plea for candor and veracity is denied. Relationships are delayed. Children, orphaned. #HumanRightsDay2024 #HumanRights #Humanity #freedom

⭐ Day 16 of #16DaysOfActivism against Gender Based Violence #poem I wear marks Of abuse like a Warrior Trudge through Pavements like I Got plantar fasciitis. Walk from mirror to Mirror like a ghoul With diffidence Glistening on my skin A survivor of violence #NoExcuse

⭐ Day 15 of #16DaysOfActivism against Gender Based Violence #poem I am the type of Woman that wears Cicatrices on my Wrists like bracelets And scrapes on my Knees like socks. I garb trauma like a Medal of honor Conceal the pockmarks On my face with Thick makeup #NoExcuse

⭐ Day 14 of #16DaysOfActivism against Gender Based Violence #poem I lose abit of my Religion watching her Bleed for him How she worships an Abusive monument of A man The script writer of her depression. Sometimes I shed off My poetic coat just to Curse him. #NoExcuse

⭐ Day 13 of #16DaysOfActivism2024 against Gender Based Violence #poem You slam my head On the wall Peel my skin, I let you. Chop me like an onion. Even Jesus wept. I weep for you. You bleed me out. I plead. Weep for you You say I deserve it I made you angry. #NoExcuse

⭐ Day 12 of #16DaysOfActivism against Gender based violence #poem My family tells me to Be strong. To pray for him To endure abuse. To scrap the mud off Of his boots and Be strong when the Lashings begin. They encourage me To stay by his side #NoExcuse #storytelling

⭐ Day 11 of #16DaysOfActivism2024 against Gender Based Violence #poem You disfigure my face Pour salt on my wounds. You wringe out my emotions like a sponge Spread my conscience wide as a barn door and tear down The walls of this house I never leave. Scared #NoExcuse

I'm glad you like the poem! Thank you. 😁

Wonderful Ugandan Poet on 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence

⭐ Day 10 of #16DaysofActivisim2024 against Gender based violence #Poem Scars Prints he left on my skin Fought the strength of Soap and running water.  I tried to erase him with Brush photoshop  Virtual release couldn't let me I couldn't delete my afflictions  #NoExcuse

⭐ Day 9 of #16DaysOfActivism against Gender based violence #poem Numbness slips Into my veins. Emaciates my body. Lethargic feelings Violence left scabs That bleed Pain weaves my Lips with guitar strings. Emotional dissonance Choruses from my Vocal chords. #Noexcuse

⭐ Day 8 of #16DaysOfActivism2024 against Gender based Violence poem I trimmed myself just to swirl to your sick beats. The aura of Authority made you feel like a man when you Repeatedly hit me. Pigeon chest. Huffing and Puffing like The big bad wolf. The Unapologetic Poet- #NoExcuse #poetry

Libraries are absolutely the best places on earth.

🎀 What is a person  Living with HIV  Supposed to do when  The world feels like A dim lit cell When the stigma Screams at every turn Who gives her hope to endure the torturous Anguish of hoping  Hoping for acceptance. #EndAIDS2030Ug #WearTheRedRibbon #WorldAIDSDay #poetry

⭐ Day 7 of #16DaysOfActivism against Gender based Violence I was taught scripture From the African woman Suffering Bible. To knead pain and make chapatis Legs wide as a futon Inhaling his breath Exposing my stigmata And allowing him to pick flesh from my back. #NoExcuse

⭐ Day 6 of #16DaysOfActivism2024 against Gender based Violence poem Take back your Wallet of abuse I'm not shopping. There are no badges For suffering. I do not want to wear Cicatrices on my wrist Abuse is not love The Unapologetic Poet- #NoExcuse #GenderBasedViolence #poetry #storytelling

⭐ Day 5 of #16DaysOfActivism2024 against Gender based violence poem You implanted lies into my psyche Planted scars on my face The blood lipstick never Left my swollen lips You blamed me for Making you angry The beating was a Declaration of love. My benediction #NoExcuse

⭐ Day 4 of #16daysofactivism2024 against Gender based Violence Maybe I should have tended to his hands and massaged his cruel back each time he tightened his wrists in rage and sprung at me like a lunatic. I should have fought like the Slaves of the Igbo landing. #Noexcuse #poetry

⭐ Day 3 #16DaysOfActivism2024 against Gender based violence Poem For the children I stayed as still as a tomb Numb as a graven image I enabled you like a Facebook like button Took the lashing and bashing Braved your blows and punches The Unapologetic Poet- #storytelling #NoExcuse #poetrycommunity

⭐ Day 2 #16daysofactivism against Gender based violence Poem Regret could Barely resuscitate his misdeeds. Tendencies are ironies in wait Life is costly wearing these stitches on my lips, face and thighs The Unapologetic Poet- #poetry #NoExcuse

In 1999, the UN designated 25 Nov as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in their memory. The day now marks the start of 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. 2/2

Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which also marks the start of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. Labor is committed to working to end gender-based violence in one generation.

Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, marking the start of the 16 days of Activism. In 2023 every 10 minutes globally a woman is killed by a partner or family member. In 2022 the rate was one woman killed every 11 minutes. 1 minute matters. A thread 🧵👇🏼

It's a pleasure. Apwoyo!

For Rebeca Cheptegei Your world stopped When he made you A statistic He doused you In petrol and set your Body on fire. Shattering your Dreams as an athlete You are remembered, Rebecca Cheptegei The Unapologetic Poet- #16DaysOfActivism against Gender based Violence

Beautiful

#Poetry Emily Dickinson