Went to the Rothko room and the Jacob Lawrence exhibit on Toussaint L'Overture at the Phillips Collection with Solange on repeat. No teeth for the empty heads with plastic smiles and eyes that screamed,"What the hell are you doing here?!" Head nod to the few who showed a sister some humanity and a willingness to connect. I came for my medicine: I needed to extract this bottled cry, filter out the toxicity and let my ancient memory flow. Sometimes the juxtaposition of the abstract and sublime is more than just art or culture, for some of us it is sanctuary. Dear, world... Can I live? Can I live?! May I live? I can live? I can live. Mother, may I... Living is a game. #sanctuary #art #museums #artists #artjourney #culture #rothko #selflove #agoodcry #artsandculture #thephillipscollection #poetry #writer #mariaufenton #theselfloveguru #toussaintbreda #toussaintlouverture #jacoblawrence #artsaveslives #canilive#solange