The Woman Who Cries

Marie-Ange Nouroumby
40 Words A Woman
Published in
Jul 20, 2024

“Drip, you are still so full of tears.

Let your eyes storm, that won’t be the death of you.

Let the holy waters out.

And the light in.

Cleansed and now you are mine.

Healed and now we are one.”

Papatuanuku, the earth mother according to Maori (New Zealand) legend.

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Marie-Ange Nouroumby
40 Words A Woman

“I am the story”. Senior Millennial. French Black Woman. African Immigrant First-Born Daughter.