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05.10 - Morningstar

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Even when I try to write about fascism I write about plants

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Whenever I do worldbuilding I try to keep this image in mind

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I love hijab Mohawks

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v.2

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this is so rogue but does anyone have the poetry template that went semi-viral on twitter a while back? it was designed for kids but someone gave it to their mother who has dementia and she wrote a really moving poem about her experience.

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Yesterday, when I went to sleep, it felt like my country hated me.

This morning, when I woke, the sky was a riot of blues and whites and pinks. Like the ceiling of the world had been painstakingly painted by fingers dragging through clouds. Had mixed the perfect shades of light to spread a banner, just for me, across the horizon.

Yesterday my country hated me, but today the sky loves me. And for now, that will be enough.

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The Missing Men

[pt: The Missing Men]

(Something like a short poem on the "missing" trans men in feminist spaces.)

I speak to a feminist.

"Isn't it so sad," she says, "how there are no trans men here?"

I look around and see no other man beside me.

I open my mouth.

"Isn't it so sad," she interrupts me, "how we'll never know about their experience?"

I open my mouth.

"Isn't it so sad," she ignores me, "how invisble they are?"

I open my mouth.

"Wouldn't it be great to have trans men here?" she asks. "Maybe then the men will listen to us."

I open my mouth.

"Life is too easy for them," she speculates, "they don't have a reason to help us anymore."

I open my mouth.

"Isn't is so sad?" she asks. "If we'd all be men, we wouldn't be here, either."

I open my mouth.

"It would be easier," she assumes, "but some of us don't want to give up this fight."

I open my mouth.

She stays silent.

"I am a trans man."

One sentence, and everyone hears me.

Everyone sees me.

I close my mouth.

I am removed for being too aggressive.

"Isn't it so sad," the women ask, "how there are no trans men here?"

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Yet another sleepless night

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Dear parents

Pretending that your kid isn't disabled and getting mad at them for needing more help and support than your other kids and wanting them to "try harder" and also pretend that THEY aren't disabled by ignoring their OWN needs as well doesn't make them less disabled by the way

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Epic Tales By Tumblr Bloggers 

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also a poem from the new, unreleased collection. very possibly my own all-time favourite.

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you know what’s probably more fun than playing chess? cheating at chess

“ohhh would you look at that, my pawns found jesus and now they’re all bishops”

“so i realize it looks like i’m putting a thimble on the board but actually my rooks have been using their downtime to build another rook, one that’s better, stronger, faster—”

“hey welcome back. while you left to get a snack, those six pieces you’d captured slipped their guards, tunneled to safety and emerged right in the middle of your royal palace.”

“oof, looks like you’ve got my king cornered…maybe this is a good time to mention that shortly before we started playing, my pawns and knights revolted and instituted a representative democracy. feel free to kill the puppet ruler that was the one remaining vestige of our tyranny, you cringing servant of the crown. vive la revolution!”

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no i didnt get that from a video essay im a little more well read than that thanks. i got it from the abstract for a study i didnt read the rest of

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Anyway if nothing else matters then I hope people remember that Pope Francis used his last public address to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and call Israel a terrorist state:

"I continue to receive very serious and painful news from Gaza. Unarmed civilians are subjected to bombings and shootings. It is terrorism."

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VIRGOMOON'S BLACK MUSIC COLLECTION: a series of playlists where i collect black artists from various genres to showcase the talent of my community; particularly that outside of typical genres you see us in.

black people created rock btw: my magnum opus. as the title suggests, here is rock music made by black people or bands that feature at least one black musician, particularly the lead singer and/or songwriter. classic rock, pop punk, hardcore, punk rock, goth, and more. this includes rap rock remixes and rock inspired rap tracks. songs range anywhere from the 60s to now.

a southern gothic tale: this playlist is just like the above, except featuring black artists who make primarily country music. there's bluegrass, folk, blues, and the like here. including covers and crossover songs. again, older music as well as newer tracks are featured here.

black alternative: black music that isn't just generic "pop", "rap", or "rnb". nothing wrong with those genres, of course, but obviously, we make all kinds of music and deserve to be recognized there too. here you'll find hyper-pop, bedroom pop, indie pop, dark pop; all those trendy sub - genres.

juicy fruit, certified bubble yum: bonus points if you know the song the title is from. anyway, here's bubblegum pop by black artists because for some reason black pop girls get labeled as "urban" and "rnb" when they're not? not necessarily? music from the 80s and on.

black girl punk!: punk and punk adjacent music from alternative black women in music. including fem presenting artists.

we've always been here: a new addition to the collection! this is every song from the various playlists collected into one major playlist. the only missing one is juicy fruit, as i wanted to showcase more unknown / underground artists and/or the songs from known artists that are a little more obscure because they're showcasing alternative genres than what we're used to from them. for example, don't hurt yourself from beyonce. a blues rock song from a known pop artist. still adding music to it as of april 2025.