adrienne maree brown Offers a Spell for the 2024 Winter Solstice

empire wants to feel safe alone
stockpiles stones
aimed at mirror neurons
sees danger everywhere
but never disarms

do you remember
all the times we鈥檝e been right here
knowing exactly enough to thrive
but slowly surrendering the garden
to private cruelties, made loud

every split rock holds
one mother bent over one precious child
amethyst joy, ruby sacrifice
she blesses the fragrant crown
how dare you not worship?

don鈥檛 you remember
with time they always lose this war
nothing is cooler than true love
the darkness is canal and portal
and we can all be doulas

repeat after me聽
crush supremacy in the palm of your hand
and then bite down on your fist
the new world is coming through you
breathe in, yes

now scream

adrienne maree brown is a writer, editor, activist, social justice facilitator, coach, speaker, and doula. Her books include Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good, which she wrote and edited, and Octavia鈥檚 Brood: Science Fiction Stories From 猫咪社区 Movements, which she co-edited. They are a 猫咪社区! contributor, and the creator of 猫咪社区!鈥檚 exclusive collective column 鈥淢urmurations.鈥�

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