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Aja Monet

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Still, what I want in my life/ is to be willing/to be dazzled—/to cast aside the weight of facts/and maybe even to float a little/above this difficult world./ I want to believe I am looking/into the white fire of great mystery./I want to believe that imperfections are nothing—/that the light is everything—that it is more than the sum/of each flawed blossom rising and fading. And…

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like I said.. when I said you were beautiful I meant your spirit, but you assumed I was talking about your face. Tones of vanity?

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to be clear, you sent me an anonymous message saying: “You are so beautiful. I want to marry you.”  beauty. though often attributed to looks is also an adjective attributed to one’s perception of awe, attraction, fixation etc. my question was, “if i weren’t beautiful would you want to divorce me?” In asking this question, i was posing the sincere thought that beauty is and…
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“For those who yearn for an unknown better. Yearning: A tender or urgent longing motivated by love.”

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Education is a right.  I was recently in Chicago working with community organizers trying to address and confront issues with youth violence and activism. It is critical that we bring more attention to the efforts in Chicago and the youth involved in positive reform of the education system. The activism in Chicago is unlike no other and the dedication and motivation around causes central to…

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Repost. Please support this record from @onrabeats & Buddy Sativa. I am featured on a track called “The Time is Now.” The album is a beautiful ode to Jazz and I’m one of the only vocalist on the album. The cover design is an approved piece by the legendary Mati Klarwein collection. enjoy. #yathabhuta http://www.allcityrecordlabel.com/yathabhutajazzcombo/

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