i should probably update you on the situation since last i wrote.
it felt pretty dire, it was pretty dire. but at the moment, rain is staying with a friend and her family. i hear the caseworker is on the scene trying to arrange this and that. i’m staying in touch, but don’t really have any idea how it will turn out. but this is better to me than before. and i have faith in rainsong and in her path. though i surely will be keeping an eye on all of it. i don’t care how big she is now, she’s still mijita.
i like this picture. she looks smart and tuff here, and i think that’s an honest portrayal of her.
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Just read your two last entries, and I don’t know what to say… Your daughter sounds tough, and real, and I wish for strength for the both of you.
As for that picture; that face will indeed launch a thousand ships. And by the look of it, not only that, but she will be the one commanding them.
hey, my friend, there’s not much to say on it, eh? life can be like that. this is the place where i get it out, tho. :) i appreciate your words. things are a lot better now, as she is out of her mother’s house and that makes me happy. i know sooner or later i will be with her again. she loves me and knows what i’m about, and that’s a huge victory to me, after all the years she had to be with people who hate me.
agreed on your last words! she’s a beautiful soul and person.
peace.
But not before Justice. A multi layered statement. Do you know the origin of it? I’ve seen it used, but haven’t been able to track it.
I think in my personal use, I began using “Peace (but not before Justice)” in emails because I used to sign off “Peace” sometimes. But that didn’t sit right, so I started adding “But not before Justice.” And I didn’t think until recently “Where did I get that, anyway?” It was unconscious, but I decided it must have been from hearing/reading “No Peace, No Justice,” which comes from the African American struggle in the Civil Rights era, I don’t remember who is famous for saying it. Also a lot of Reggae I heard growing up echoed this sentiment…