Dead Angels

1–2 minutes

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She gave life to the wounds of her emotion like

Pictionary

to get this man to understand, but he was no visionary
Just another sorry ass nigga that never gave a fuck,

no missionary

Friends and Family tried to place her on the cautionary
But her feelings kept her in the stationary
Caught by the illusionary of one day with him she’ll be married,

blinded by those sweet thoughts, she couldn’t see lover turned adversary
Without a secondary, his words pulled the trigger, chalk outline,
Just another Dead Angel found in the obituary…

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Ama Ndlovu explores the connections of culture, ecology, and imagination.

Her work combines ancestral knowledge with visions of the planetary future, examining how Black perspectives can transform how we see our world and what lies ahead.