December 2011
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Intimacy Deprivation
A friend of mine told me the other night that he suffered from a condition called skin hunger. I was reminded of him telling me that years previously and it resonated with me then but it’s just something that I haven’t had in my conscious mind for a long time. Skin hunger is a term used to describe basically a lack of human contact. Other than the same short article reposted on several sites,...
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The Culture of Rape
The abuse of women’s bodies, our spirits, is so accepted, so ingrained in our society that rape isn’t even seen as anything abnormal. Black women’s bodies especially are seen as objects to be used and abused by men. We’re supposed to take it, like it even. If we as a culture, society, and community don’t do something to stop this NOW it will be the end of us.
Fate is a mother fucker. I get...
A Full-Course Meal
I struggle with finding suitable partners, ones to whom I attracted, who meet my criteria, and who appreciate what I bring to the table. I’m most assuredly, unquestionably sapiosexual; I’ve yet to meet the man who is too intellectual for me, so finding someone who stimulates me mentally (notice I didn’t say challenges me mentally, I ABHOR verbal sparring with my partner) is essential. That...
I nurse my broken heart with the truth
I take no comfort in delusions and deceptions. There is soothing, healing energy in the truth. You see, the truth doesn’t always come in neat, pretty packages, it’s messy and dirty and ugly at times but it always brings peace. Don’t tell me sweet lies because you think I’m going to feel better, or to boost my ego. That’s not what I want or need. Don’t hide the truth in vague illusions or...