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samw3000 · 11 hours ago

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An Argument Against the Eye

#Beauty and Bias #Objectivity Is Not Neutral #Philosophical Poetry #poetry #social commentary #The Pretense of Neutrality #Truth and Perception

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samw3000 · 12 hours ago

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Mirror Work

Not all mirror work is affirmation. Some of it is interrogation.This poem confronts things I’m actively working to expel. The war doesn’t stay outside, even if that’s where it started. I am proud of how far I’ve come and I recognize there’s more to go. © 2025 Samantha Williams. All Rights Reserved.

#Celebrating Blackness #Decolonizing Identity #Internalized Oppression #Mirror Work #poetry #self awareness #self reflection #social commentary #The myth of a singular Black identity #The Pretense of Neutrality

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samw3000 · 1 day ago

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Paper, Pencil and Eraser

Lines on paperFor access, control and profitDrawn without care Understanding Or local consentAnnex. As a verb For being swallowed by geopolitics To divide, consume and impose To be apart from Lived versus legal geographyAlmost eighty years of Radcliffe (1947)Over a century since The Berlin Conference (1884) Durand (1893) Sykes-Picot (1916)We inherit the damageFrom decisions we didn't makeOf lines…

#Bureaucratic Violence #Cartography #Historical Legacy #Lines of Power #Maps #poetry #social commentary

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samw3000 · 2 days ago

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Performance Review

#Bible-Based Criticism #books #Church and Power #Critique of Religion #Dan Barker #dark humour #God: The Most Unpleasant Character in All Fiction #Hypocrisy #Questioning Authority #religion #satire #social commentary

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samw3000 · 3 days ago

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Loud and Unshrinkable (Sequence III)

#Anti-Blackness #Black identity #Black Resistance #poetry #Political Poetry #Self-Expression #Sequence Poems #social commentary #Visual Poetry #White Noise Series

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samw3000 · 4 days ago

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Lighthouse Tree

A moment of lightness at the top of the tallest tree—before shit gets heavy again.(My next poem will be part of the Sequence series.) Feature Photo by Jason Mavrommatis on Unsplash © 2025 Samantha Williams. All Rights Reserved. Here’s Lee’s first appearance: The Guardian

#Animal companions #California redwood #Children’s story poem #Condor watchdog #Cozy surrealism #Forest friends #Magical realism #Picture book vibes #poetry #Storytelling #SugarKissTwist #Treehouse life #Whimsical poetry #Wingdog Lee

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samw3000 · 7 days ago

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Law Abiding Criminal (Sequence II)

I remember crawling out of the oceanSelf-awareness and emotion I remember the erosion Violently slow Like water corrosion No need for an explosionI remember the erosion ...Of Family Culture and Language Dignity Of ... Hope and Autonomy Trust in HumanityI remember the commotion The dogs and the hoses The brutality Ash From the burning crossesOrchestrated hate Injected in overdoses Emanating And…

#Ancestral memory #Barriers by design #Black identity #Celebrating Blackness #Honoring memory #Intergenerational wounds #Legacy of inequality #poetry #Psychological weight #Race-based trauma #Sequence #social commentary

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samw3000 · 8 days ago

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Holy Reich, Batman!

#Cultural Critique #dark humor #Dystopian Design #graphic storytelling #Institutional Bias #Political Commentary #political satire #Poster Design #Privilege and Power #Propaganda #Satire on Race #social commentary #Social Justice Art #Systemic Oppression

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samw3000 · 9 days ago

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The Best Transformation Ever

Before We Get to Work Disclaimer: I’m probably oversharing. I’m gonna give you a run-down of how the last two or three years had me feeling at work. If these feelings show up again, I’ll recognize them for what they are—a lot earlier. I hope. The Good I’ve stayed here for seven years because I believe in the product. What we’re building has the potential to change lives. My mother would’ve…

#burnout recovery #career development #career growth #experience capital #journaling #mindset shift #professional growth #project management #real talk #reflective writing #social commentary #women in the workplace

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samw3000 · 12 days ago

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Eat. Regret. Repeat.

I was going to call this my Weight Loss Journey, but then I thought, ewww, that sounds like a pamphlet from a sad diet club where they promise you a buncha shit but nothing happens and you’ve been to this diet club so many times you can recite the pamphlet like Satan with Bible scriptures. Then I started wondering if people have weight gain journeys. Weight gain happens gradually, and journeys…

#Eat Regret Repeat series #fitness struggles #food cravings #health and wellness #journaling #personal growth #scientific method parody #self-reflection #weight loss humor

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samw3000 · 12 days ago

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Grasshopper (with Intention III)

#beginner’s mind #curiosity #learning journey #personal growth #Philosophy #poem series #poetry #social commentary #student and teacher

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samw3000 · 13 days ago

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with Intention II

#Emotional growth #humanity #missed opportunities #poetry #Reflection #social commentary

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samw3000 · 14 days ago

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with Intention

#Emotional growth #humanity #missed opportunities #poetry #Reflection #Sammi&039;s Weekend Writing Prompt #social commentary

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samw3000 · 14 days ago

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Entertaining Jesus

… So I said, “My relationship with the Trinity is complicated.” Last Thursday, I came home to find Jesus with his head in my refrigerator. He pops his head up over the door. “You need groceries.” “For who!?” He chuckles, “My favourite fish, mayo, bread—those Filipino buns were exquisite, by the way—and fresh lettuce.” “You’re gonna have to wait. It’s hot as shit outside.” “No time like the…

#Anxiety In Public #journaling #Modern Parables #Storytelling #Writing Life

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samw3000 · 16 days ago

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Sequence

I’m not sure if this technically counts as a concrete poem—but conceptually, our DNA is like concrete. You can imprint all you want while it’s still wet, still forming. But once it sets, the shape holds—sometimes for generations. And yes, sometimes, you have to break it to start over.And that’s okay. © 2025 Samantha Williams. All Rights Reserved. Meet the bar with concrete and shape poetry Thank…

#bioart #code-switching #Concept art #concrete poem #dVerse #epigenetics #generational pain #Healing Narratives #interdisciplinary art #poetry #Race & Identity #social commentary #trauma and healing

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samw3000 · 19 days ago

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Position Wanted

Ad:Seeking experience capitalMy skills are valuable and practicalStuck on the lower rungThe one above me has broken downAlthough I'd like to climb the ladderLateral moves still matterHanging on for dear life ...Being overlooked is wearing me downNot having the opportunity to excel is depressing as hellReady for a change of paceYou won't regret putting me in the race This poem was inspired by a…

#broken rung #career development #career growth #Free Verse #leadership gap #McKinsey & Company #poem as ad #poetry #skill-building #systemic barriers #women at work #workplace frustration

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samw3000 · 21 days ago

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Dragons and Princesses

#Dragon Tales #Feminist Fairy Tale #For Little Knights #Gentle Heroes #Imaginative Play #Modern Myth #No Rescues Needed #Peaceful Power #poetry #Subverted Fairy Tales #Whimsical poetry

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