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- Mar 05, 12
sing the body electric. love, s.s. track list: electric(ity) talk - rahsaan roland kirk nyquil - alpha why don't we - kaya spottieottie 'till infinity - outkast (locsmif remix) houstatlantavegas - sonnymoon zilch - zebrahim speak your mind - b. lewis something in the water - zaki ibrahim i can't help it - lady alma voltaire - robin hannibal trust me - herbie hancock vein melter / hidden shadows - diggs duke cherish the day - robert glasper experiment (f. lalah hathaway) lovers stone (alternate passaros) - jonti bottom to top - miles bonny x b. lewis ok ok - bahia bahia kuru / speak like a child - jaco pastorius body and soul freestyle - kae (f. dela & robert glasper) ~sparks~ atomic love - trackademicks - Feb 08, 12
let's dance. love, s.s. track list: ritual union - little dragon heart beat - zaki ibrahim & drumattix betrayal - fredricks brown dancing - omar & zed bias don't break me off - tk wonder : kissey sydm - deep cotton queen of wonderland - j*davey zoooooom - hudson mohawk yama yama - the yamasuki singers give the drummer sum - black milk shimmy shimmy ya - el michaels affair none of dem - robyn f. royksopp gimmee gimmee - bonjay divine - saturn never sleeps looking for we - dhundee & waajeed ~soul claps~ get there - benny sings - Jan 08, 12
we roll deep. alone. love, s.s. track list: stereolab - the roots (dilla joints) all to myself - b. lewis un clown dans la party - nicky lars underwater - ghostface killah walk on - electric wire hustle f. stacy epps caos - kissey asplund amnesia (remind.instrumental) - blu dolphin dance - ahmad jamal small hours - bonjay grace - saturn never sleeps everybody but me - lykke li explode - lv & message to bears f. zaki ibrahim when i go out - little dragon alone (45th progression) - kaya desperado - miles bonny lost where i belong (flying lotus remix) - andreya triana the sweetness. a b side. - bahia bahia ~epilogue~ pegwee power!! - maylee todd - Nov 08, 11
hold hope close. love, s.s. track list: intro (people again) the plum blossom - yusuf lateef reachin' up - sarah white heart beats I - purple hearts a song from miles - miles bonny all seasons are good - saturn never sleeps rahel - hope return to the journey - thundercat think it through - szjerdene i love music - ahmad jamal amends - robin hannibal a quai - yann tiersen the story - king lovely sky boat - alice coltrane hoping will only take you so far - b. lewis we can be new - amel larrieux major heavy - shafiq husayn suite III overture - janelle monáe no room for doubt - lianne la havas (feat. willy mason) when you're ready - jesse boykins III one - eric lau sweet reprise - arthur lewis ~the light~ samba de orfeu - antonio carlos jobim - Oct 06, 11
there is nothing achromatic about the way we love. s.s. track list: mmmhmm - flying lotus gun - emiliana torrini dreams - benny sings fade - sarah white not for sale - coco rosie wounds - quadron i'm fine - eric lau f. rahel don't understand - tiombe lockhart it really doesn't matter to you - thundercat the canals of our city - beirut short & sweet - esperanza spalding lover lover lover - leonard cohen secret heart - feist watch out - tawiah blue turning grey over you - billie holiday lonely house - abbey lincoln ~clouds in my coffee~ someone to watch over me - amy winehouse
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Posts
- five
an (un)eventful night.
woman one
made a mental list of all the lies she’s ever told.woman two
in an effort to remember touch
purposefully reached for a hot iron
from the wrong end.woman three
sleep-walked.
there are scratch marks along the wall
in the the hallway
where she dragged her fingernails
whispering
’habibi, habibi, where are you?‘
s.s. - four
hard
fearless
warrior
gangsteryou wear that armour with pride, don’t you?
never mind pain. keep moving.
never mind pain. keep moving.
look at this mud, look at my scars, look at how i move you say.
truth will find you
hunt you
drag you
bend you
with her merciless grip.
do not guard hurt.
even hidden from light,
these things grow
like weeds.
s.s. - one
if we took all
of your stuff,
made a shrine,
you would cry.
you would still feel lonely.s.s.
- we are water
shadi reminds me that human beings are comprised mostly of water.
i say it aloud: we. are. water.i imagine my body as the ocean
hips propel movement
waves gather
rise up
climb rib cage extend
foam hands that
colonize throat
heart bobs like a stubborn ship
avoiding whirlpool fate
as my entire being is
pulled like a marionette
by the loving moon.
s.s. - first & last
the first time she visited
it was a spring afternoon, not quite dusk
the air humid and sweet
sky clear.
an easy southern breeze tickled the mulberries,
creating a flurry of applause from the leaves
a thick layer of pollen covered everything from her mama’s boots
to the yellow carpeted cars that lined the street.
he made two cups of instant coffee (she watched him fumble)
then they strolled around the block
slow like molasses.
she remembers the way his long hands
held that porcelain
desperately wishing for him to cradle her
that way.
s.s. - three things that went (un)noticed
-the freckle on the inside of her right palm
-the soft way she rolls her rrr’s
-how her shoulders move when he speaks to hers.s.
- the sun is in your hands, player
a freewrite using the lyric the sun is in your hands, player from bilal’s sometimes
the sun is in your hands, player.
yellow
ripe
full.
sometimes bashful
sometimes brazenlong fingers
orbiting sphereushering dusk
with the tilt
of a palm
i am the light you hold.s.s.
- out my mind, just in time
a freewrite inspired by ms. badu’s lyric:
i’m a recovering undercover over lover / recovering from a love i can’t get over
i.
these
lips bruise(d)
elbows bruise(d)
spine aches with memory.
my body covered in constellations,
& we the stars.i’m a recovering undercover over lover / recovering from a love i can’t get over
ii.
his neck,
smells like home.
collar bones stand proud
like the mast of a great sea vessel
his breath a calm tide.
that voice travelled lifetimes to get to my ear
across the delta,
over ocean,
it tastes like salt wind in my mouth.
i’m a recovering undercover over lover / recovering from a love i can’t get over
iii.
i choose leaving.
walk away,
like a waterfall.
wishing my hands were in your hair,
mapping your face.
the wind splits direction
its coldest tail follows me home,
scent fills me with cloud.
i lay down
concrete breathes blue against my cheek
cobblestones form an armor as
my heart beats
in time with the city.s.s.
- infra(red)
your womb hands
play my spine
like bass
radiating sun
heat
charging ions
i am clay
you are kiln
these heartbeat hands
sigh against my body
as we hover
like light
s.s. - lost boys
in the city
wounded boys
grow sideways
their bodies twisting curving
leaning, stretching, yearning
their dreams float
fragile like balloons
they sway through these streets
limbs hang
tenderly
like neglected branches
now
these half men
reach weary arms into windows
find open doors
seek empty beds
wanting warm laps
sweet tea and
love and love
without ever loving.
s.s. - the light
i know how you feel.
like
an unopened gift,
a full cup of tea
a sealed envelope.
there is a melody coursing through your veins
it plays soft and
constant
a muted sirens song
i know how you feel.
like
fresh fallen snow,
burning embers
a lighthousethose are the northern lights in your eyes
dancing, beckoning
a star as bright as you.
s.s.
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