Scattershot photo-ops
Grip my mind
Pierce my heart
Black beauty and faith rise transcendent
Rivers of injustice are never-ending
Light and shadow interweave
Crafting a sacred tapestry
Tattoos writhe with tantric energy
Projecting emphatic ecstasy
Projecting prophetic potency
Pain and joy
Hope and pride
Manifesting before my vulnerable eyes
Flood and fire
Love and rage
Writhing against historic psychic chains
We will restore queer presence as diasporic strength
We will reimagine our spirit bodies
Conjuring new breadth and depth
We will manifest sex positive
Crafting the shamanic
The power of oracles to transform
The synergy of the erotic
This montage noir pulsates with life
Reverberating with echoes of ancient strife
Black vitality and sexuality are embodied
Recovering the magic of our ancestral godhead
Your polaroids capture these ephemeral moments
Like hieroglyphs they signify more than they describe
Tattoos carve meaning into sensuous flesh
Leaving a fever burning–so much more than alive
Polaroid hieroglyphics of a montage noir
Summoning angels from near and far
Capturing hieroglyphs marking this sensuous body
Immortalizing this moment of connected hearts
I write to share what i see in your vision
To imagine a universe of co-creation
Acknowledging your creative eye
Acknowledging a co-conspirator in our liberation
Visuals are by SLAVA MOGUTIN >> @slavamogutin on IG or twitter
–BYPO PHOENIX c)2022
