Art On A Canvas
Your lines and dots mark stories across my skin From beginning to end An ongoing expression of my soul’s darkest secrets A message in a...
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Amandine Ajomale
- Feb 15, 2022
- 4 min
Checking In
We are now officially in the seventh week of the year, and all I can say is, “Thank f*ck”. And still, with love hearts in the air (let's...
Amandine Ajomale
- Dec 30, 2021
- 7 min
2022
TW: mentions suicide, assault, and abusive relationships New year, new… oh, shut the f*ck up. At the beginning of each new year, those of...
Amandine Ajomale
- Aug 2, 2021
- 1 min
Hair
Have you ever had fingers run through your hair?
...
Maybe I should try it one day.
Amandine Ajomale
- Jul 26, 2021
- 1 min
The New Normal
You know what term I hate the most? "Welcome to the 'New Normal'." I've been stuck inside with a baby and no guidance. And we navigate...
Amandine Ajomale
- Jul 19, 2021
- 3 min
Journey
So I inked my skin as a reminder to keep on living.
A semi-colon on my wrist to signify that my sentence isn't over.
Amandine Ajomale
- Jun 26, 2021
- 3 min
Ambi... What?
As an ambivert, I recognise my desire to be surrounded by people, but I also need to be able to dedicate that same amount to myself.
Amandine Ajomale
- Mar 31, 2021
- 4 min
My Body and Me
We started with an upbeat flow to music that made me feel directly connected to both myself and the other, beautifully, melanated people...
Amandine Ajomale
- Feb 13, 2021
- 6 min
Live Your Heart
I had spent so much of my life apologising for who I am. The way I spoke, the shape of my body, the texture of my hair.
Amandine Ajomale
- Dec 13, 2020
- 9 min
What Can We Learn From Babies?
A baby doesn’t know the weight of a grudge. All they know is that today is another day, and Hell be damned if anyone tries to ruin this day
Amandine Ajomale
- Nov 3, 2020
- 1 min
This World
My work is loving the world. For its sharp ugliness. For its retched pain wreaked on those who deserve it the least. I love this world...
Amandine Ajomale
- Oct 5, 2020
- 1 min
A Letter of Love
The scars beneath your skin have already been kissed,
by the sun and the stars since before you were born.
Amandine Ajomale
- Oct 1, 2020
- 5 min
Run Away
My mind swims circles around itself... and the whirlpool of "what-ifs" slowly fills up my lungs, making it harder and harder to breathe.
Amandine Ajomale
- Sep 7, 2020
- 1 min
A Beautiful Mess
I found perfection in my skin, my weight
I smiled when I needed, nodded when I needed.
Amandine Ajomale
- Sep 3, 2020
- 1 min
What Do You See?
I am the sunshine waiting to break through the thick clouds of your oppression.
Of your control,
your desire.
Amandine Ajomale
- Aug 9, 2020
- 1 min
Lady Tremaine
She dreams of her wedding night. The night her husband died and left behind his perfect, little daughter.
Amandine Ajomale
- Aug 1, 2020
- 3 min
Summertime madness
One day it’s pouring down with rain, thunderstorms, floods that could rival the journey of the ark. The next day it’s like a Nigerian summer
Amandine Ajomale
- Jul 13, 2020
- 3 min
An Intro to Calming the Anxious Mind: Pregnancy Edition
My wondering about the health of my baby turns into an obsessive cycle of even more questions all with the worst-case scenario outcomes.
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