THIS.

to comfort the afflicted & afflict the comfortable.

[THIS. @thethismag]

“The artist’s role is to raise the consciousness of the people.” - Amiri Baraka

[Mahan Ellison @profellison]

I'm very happy to have three #poems published in @thethismag today! It's a beautiful magazine. https://t.co/OqtcN9qMot

[THIS. @thethismag]

“I love her like the ocean eats the sand.” https://t.co/wQ65frqYD7

[THIS. @thethismag]

It’s been a long time coming. #IssueVIII is here and @thethismag is back.

https://t.co/qHcAt6ODf5

[THIS. @thethismag]

“The artist’s role is to raise the consciousness of the people.” - Amiri Baraka

[THIS. @thethismag]

"The anger
takes your breath away, heats up, fogs the windows
on the way home."
https://t.co/KUUvQxqMCT

[THIS. @thethismag]

"...the way
both of your black bodies become a show
and isn't that American."
https://t.co/KUUvQxqMCT

[THIS. @thethismag]

"How this date leads to the car, to the windows
fogging is what matters." #phantom
- https://t.co/KUUvQxqMCT"

[THIS. @thethismag]

"in his eyes it was a matter of time before I would revert into one of the beasts" https://t.co/KUUvQxqMCT

[THIS. @thethismag]

" This is how white fear works,like an overhead projector"
https://t.co/KUUvQxqMCT

[THIS. @thethismag]

"white petals
tangerine tips
ignore the thorns
and crow after storm"
- https://t.co/qoZbUsgMtq

[THIS. @thethismag]

"I felt sorry for him until the weekend when he had called a girl a nigger." https://t.co/KUUvQxqMCT

[THIS. @thethismag]

"You notice porn is filmed where it is hot outside and the sun is always shining." https://t.co/ip211EMaCx

[THIS. @thethismag]

"ISIS is to blame for the “having a Black friend” argument"
https://t.co/ezWhVk0BIp

[THIS. @thethismag]

"He’s looking for a girl who’ll spread her legs for him to crawl inside so he can be reborn."
https://t.co/BEMSCCfrsy

[THIS. @thethismag]

imagining your boyfriend having sex w/ other people is more arousing than imagining your boyfriend having sex w/ you
https://t.co/ip211EMaCx

[THIS. @thethismag]

"ISIS is to blame for the inability to Google anything productive" #ISIS https://t.co/ezWhVk0BIp

[THIS. @thethismag]

"We called him horse when most called him Jersey..."
https://t.co/KUUvQxqMCT

[THIS. @thethismag]

"the roof
a tamarind tree
ignore the tabby
ran over below"
https://t.co/qoZbUsgMtq

[THIS. @thethismag]

"They tell a story of cypress vines who braid our hair"
https://t.co/qoZbUsgMtq