a flaming orange glass bottle of Jack Daniel's, 45 ml mixed part coke part water, equal distribution / traffic light red roses or sunset pink lilies on plastic hair clutches / skirts, with their assortment of laces or army of rusty patchworks / half-naked yoga on the forest green mat, with a baby lizard locked in my room / loose leaf tea in hand-made, hand-painted ceramic mugs / gallons of water chugged into this flamingo vessel of a body / tasteless lip balms, gosh artificial strawberry makes me gag where I'm standing / glistening body oils / Nargis soaked into my skin till I become the flowers / delicate darling / fierce shorty / empty ice cream cones from Mc Donald’s / running into salty sea foam / soft peach fuzz / everything tangerine paired with everything cobalt / silver jewellery, sepia walls / pressed daisies in fat journals / Bollywood songs from the 90s / reuse, repair, recycle / moods of the moon, waning & waxing pleasure / a leaky lover, dripping poems all over the floor / no pineapples on pizzas / truffle oil on pizzas / a fashion chameleon & blossoming cactus / fluid but pokey if you breach my walls / healed / healing / hurt / hurting / hopeful hopeful hopeful / joy / uncombed hair / persistent like heartbeat / a cat's purr / honey-dipped words / the first bite of fresh cool watermelon / giggle fits / belonging / love love love
What do you think people think of when they think of you?
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Life's full of these tiny, unnoticed moments—like the crumple of a chip bag or the spit of a cherry pit—stuff we don’t think twice about, but damn if they don’t make up the whole damn mess. Kiana’s got the guts to put a spotlight on what most people ignore, and in these little, raw details, you find more truth than in all the grand speeches of the world.
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Beautiful beautiful beautiful, and what a treat to hear your delivery of it!
Stunning write, the aesthetics too - the terseness of the tight lines, what an impact it creates 🌸