#ordinary beast

[merulae]

Nicole Sealey, from Ordinary Beast

[bostonpoetryslam]

Nicole Sealey, from Ordinary Beast

[forfuntheywrote]

even the gods misuse the unfolding blue. even the gods misread the windflower's nod toward sunlight as consent to consume.

Nicole Sealey, from Ordinary Beast

[warningsine]

Nicole Sealey, “A Violence,” from Ordinary Beast

[lifeinpoetry]

Had you asked, I could’ve told you I’m not doing especially well at being alive.

Nicole Sealey, from “happy birthday to me,” Ordinary Beast

[blackskintrillmask]

Every thing aspires to one degradation or another. I want to learn how to make something holy, then walk away.

Nicole Sealey, “in igboland” 

[bostonpoetryslam]

Nicole Sealey, from Ordinary Beast

[bostonpoetryslam]

Nicole Sealey, from Ordinary Beast