Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 55msome days i too crawl out of the proverbial mud... built rather roughly #tanka 030
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 58ma conundrum... walking shoulder to shoulder with other humans #tanka 040
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 59mnearing quitting time... at home my comforter waits with expectancy #tanka 030
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 1hthis hotel coffee cup of mine filled with a cheap and light liquor #tanka 040
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 1htonight's temperature has dropped to 68 degrees a happy me making my way home #tanka 030
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 1halways rushing to sound as though i'm some guru... curds and whey #tanka 030
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 9hDr. Alfred Mercier said this in his 1833 observation about Louisiana Creoles losing themselves with the anglicization of its people. Bon Mwa Léritaj Kréyòl Intènasyonal 2026! 🙏🏽⚜🤘🏼 (Happy International Creole Heritage Month 2026!) 010
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 10hWhat do you think? What insight could you give me? Thank you for your time and your wisdom! 000
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 10hBecause I don't think that men can be Womanists—can they? I seem to recall Bell Hooks having a book on men and feminism and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie writing a book about us all being Feminists; but I don't know. I'm thinking of a counterpart framework built off of Madamm Walker's definition. #2 100
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 10h@daughterdudusk.blacksky.app Here's an interesting thought. And please forgive my ineptness on this and any other subject related to it. When it comes to Womanism. I've been thinking about what a counterpart to Womanism, or Masculism, if you will, would look like. #1 100
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 10hagain mountain pheasants nestling in my soul retying a little girl's red red hair bow #tanka 062
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 10hthis somewhat tired body absorbing all of the afternoon breeze — another Wednesday #tanka 094
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 10hchill of an iced coffee discussing the expense of my indifference #senryu 052
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 10hchill of an iced coffee discussing the expense of my indifference 020
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 19hBon Mwa Léritaj Kréyòl Intènasyonal 2026! Nô Listwa. Nô Langaj. Nô Mounn. 🙏🏽⚜🤘🏼 (Happy International Creole Heritage Month 2026! Our stories. Our Language. Our People.) 150
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 07/10/2026かなしみの恋にひたりてゐたるとき白ふぢの花咲き垂りにけり while I was steeped in the sorrow of love, the white wisteria flowers bloomed and hung down #tanka 0124
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 07/10/2026ほのぼのと目を細くして抱かれし子は去りしより幾夜か経たる the girl who narrowed her eyes faintly as I held her— since she departed, how many nights have passed? - mokichi saito #tanka 0103
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 07/10/2026うれひつつ去にし子ゆゑに藤のはな揺るる光りさへ悲しきものを because of the girl who left in sorrow, even the light shimmering through wisteria flowers is full of sadness - mokichi saito #tanka 0103
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 07/10/2026what i crave i don't utter he leaves me stumbling a bit toward the elevator #tanka 051
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 07/10/2026drunk guest... his subtle proposition for fellatio and a little something more #tanka 031
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 07/10/2026bike left leaning against the gate, he's always irritable #senryu 031
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 07/10/2026New Year's lost its charm, by the third night a fresh freeze #senryu 031
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 07/10/2026drinking New Year's wine, unsure about all the tomorrows #senryu 020
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 06/10/2026something about chartreuse... brazen akebia this afternoon #tanku 020
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 06/10/2026something about chartreuse... brazen akebia this afternoon 010
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 06/10/2026visiting New Jersey. First night in town he takes me to a house party. /// old man having a stroke...the bus continues to gain speed well into the night. frequently laughing with him at something from the past #tanka #zuihitsu 082
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 06/10/2026lying in bed, imprisoned in a darkness that despises me. the clock stares at me with red eyes. /// left the watch unwound. tomorrow i'll find some time to read Marilyn Chin or maybe a verse by Kimiko. /// attending a comedy show thick dust over the furniture #tanku #zuihitsu 040
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 06/10/2026near a pool with black koi vengeful spirit's reflection #tanku 0106
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 06/10/2026letter from a lover... exhaust fumes darken the sky #tanku 020
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 06/10/2026springtime fear... the spider god ignores my prayer #tanku 042
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 06/10/2026springtime fear... the spider god ignores my prayer #tanku 010
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 06/10/2026the morningstar's coldness slowly making the coffee #tanku 051
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 06/10/2026the morningstar's coldness slowly making the coffee #tanku 020
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 06/10/2026i've managed to do what i normaly do: stay up all night. it is 5 am and i must be awake for class at 9 am. i really need to get a grip! #zuihitsu 020
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 06/10/2026watching old clips of Madalyn Murray O'Hair at this big age of forty-four, I am astounded that i somewhat agree. i still do not own a car...thats ok, i suppose. *** #zuihitsu 120
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 06/10/2026/things that frustrate me/ - the horniness that accumulates without a random joe to relieve it, lukewarm green tea, waiting for a bus or lyft far longer than id like, strikingly hot days, having no money. *** #zuihitsu 120
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 06/10/2026*** what is the thing that was dismembered? in the 1880's my family moved in and out of the skin of Colonial Louisiana, now an American state. *** #zuihitsu 120
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 06/10/2026[Tea Untouched] a zuihitsu leaving the black tea untouched. crushed by the memory of dead slaves *** what does it mean to be engaged? on the outskirts of town a seedy hotel where any and everyone goes. #zuihitsu 141
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 06/10/2026the framework exists... waiting for my father's death benefits to come --- his laughter was exquisite. he was self-assured and quite profound. the darkness that he hid expertly was buried in the stomach of his shadow. leaving social media on mute, the bran muffins are tasty. #zuihitsu 020
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Random thought: I wonder what a conversation with the god Janus would be like. The pumpkin-scented candle was left burning while I slept. Being an equitable partner in society...he has a penchant for ignoring facts and things stated in black and white. #zuihitsu 010
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Late Fall mornings when the coldness stands still. Wearing a helmet with a light on it, searching deep inside for the Joy that's supposed to be in there. My attention these days is elastic, and sometimes it is misplaced (willfully). #zuihitsu 020
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Finding a multitude of uses for an old breadbox. It was the one my granmær debated throwing away, but settled for storing it in the garage. I miss Creole cooking. I want someone who loves me to make me Koubiyon and a Lasòs Pikan. Fall is here and I cannot wait for the winter. #zuihitsu 020
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Have you ever seen screams climb up walls...tonight everything is quiet as I sit at this computer; doing what? I suppose Jenny was right when she said: "Suffering operates by its own logic." It is intricate and in-your-face. Grapes are left on the counter, soaking in lukewarmness. #zuihitsu 020
Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Counting down the days until my forty-fifty birthday arrives. A bit of dull white pain behind my eyes. Thinking of the tricks that Megyn Kelly has turned to gain capital and power. She's just a false binary and an even more false human. #zuihitsu 020
