Shoutout to My Parasocial Elders
To My Community Healers Whom I've Never Met
Shoutout to My Parasocial Elders,
to my Community Healers
whom I’ve never met.
⠀
Shoutout to Mimi Zhu
who taught me to
Be Not Afraid of Love
and to always practice
radical citation
and to own my experiences
because no matter what
they are a part of my journey
to love and be loved.
⠀
Shoutout to Ladyspeech
The Goddess King
who taught me that if I didn’t
do my own work
while I was saving other people
that savior complex was actually
hurting my community
so it was time to confront myself.
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Shoutout to Dr. Raquel Martin
Who continually reminds me that
my Black Womanhood
is automatically scholarly
because these degrees say so
regardless of your perception
of me therefore I no longer need
to remain in the confines of people's
expectations of me.
⠀
Shoutout to thedailyvictorian
Who practices mindfulness
And yoga while delivering
poetry and gave me the thought
that perhaps I could be a poet
and heal myself too.
⠀
Shoutout to my Parasocial Elders
for making me think I could be like you.
About the Creator
R.C. Taylor
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