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Writer's pictureMarías at Sampaguitas

Poetry by Nashira

Sapphic

Women, we lose

when we turn each other

into measures we

hold each other up against.


One woman’s life is not a liability—

not a hill to die on; not a caliber


for queerness / you turn

your back on your kin;

your kin into kindling &


haven’t we burned enough?




Nashira is an Afro-Pinay/ Poly-nesian artist & activist from Cebu. She spends her free time making zines, collages, and infographics that explore the issues that plague her commu-nities; from mental illness, to climate change in the Pacific. She believes in creating change in the form of art, one poem & poster at a time. On Instagram & Twitter as @nashxra.

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