cause being down only means that there’s an “up” just around the corner. we are never done doing the work are we? today i wanted to share a thought: that when you’re “down”. about how i knew a couple things back then – which i’ve clearly forgotten. and as i sit at my desk reading these words i wrote years ago – i can’t help but laugh to myself. in hopes that it may inspire future writing for book 3. but recently i’ve been forcing myself to try. i never go back to read any of my poetry unless i’m on stage performing it. for personal reasons – this year has been a gutting one. today i wanted to share this piece because it’s what i am reminding myself of all the time. (don’t worry i am actively working to undo this). when i feel good and happy and joyous – will abandon me any second. i’m the type of person who feels like my “down” will last forever. When we’re down it’s really easy to forget that this phase is temporary. and generations of women to lift to the mountaintops.Ī post shared by rupi kaur on at 5:01pm PST who contributed to my survival and progress- and i realize they put their lives on the line so i could live. but then i think of the sikh women before me. when i feel like giving up on many aspects of life. especially those of us in the diaspora who are protected by the citizenships we now carry. it shows me that we have to keep speaking up. when i think about what they along with countless other minorities are still enduring. they remind me that the work for justice. these women are a symbol of resilience for me. the widow colony is a place in new delhi that houses the sikh widows who survived the 1984 genocide of sikhs. this year in particular in the wake of the pogroms in india where muslims were targeted and killed through systematic state abetted violence by mobs of right wing fundamentalists – i haven’t been able to get the ‘widow colony’ out of my mind. but i also think about the past generations of women who walked so that we could run. Every women’s month i think about the work we can do to lift up the next generation.
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