Poetry in Motion

I saw this on Warsan Shire's tumblr and I had to post here.

I love her poetry and my fave is "For Women Who Are Difficult To Love" because I can relate to it so so much.

A woman by the name of Christine Mehr made a short film to the aforementioned poem and that is what I'm sharing with you today. Chick in the film is rocking some dope natural hair so kudos even more.

Here is the poem and here is the film

Enjoy =)

for women who are 'difficult' to love.

you are a horse running alone

and he tries to tame you

compares you to an impossible highway

to a burning house

says you are blinding him

that he could never leave you

forget you

want anything but you

you dizzy him, you are unbearable

every woman before or after you

is doused in your name

you fill his mouth

his teeth ache with memory of taste

his body just a long shadow seeking yours

but you are always too intense

frightening in the way you want him

unashamed and sacrificial 

he tells you that no man can live up to the one who 

lives in your head

and you tried to change didn't you?

closed your mouth more

tried to be softer

prettier

less volatile, less awake

but even when sleeping you could feel 

him travelling away from you in his dreams

so what did you want to do love

split his head open?

you can't make homes out of human beings

someone should have already told you that

and if he wants to leave

then let him leave

you are terrifying

and strange and beautiful

something not everyone knows how to love.

source

Warsan Shire - "For Women Who Are Difficult To Love" from MovingOn on Vimeo.