Alessandra Martins

"Learning how to face our fears is one of the ways to embrace love. Perhaps our fear will not go away, but it will no longer stand in our way. Those of us who have chosen to adopt a loving ethic, allowing it to govern and guide how we think and act, know that by letting our light shine, we attract and are attracted to others who also keep their flame burning."

Nina Simone canta que você precisa aprender a deixar a mesa quando o amor não está mais sendo servido.

Este poema faz parte do livro Voa, Sankofa, Voa! e denuncia os abusos, estigmas e estereótipos impostos ao corpo da mulher negra.