“I’m just a soul whose intentions are good,’“ he sang to the crabs and the spiders and the palmetto beetles and the lizards and the night. ‘“Oh lord, please don’t let me be misunderstood.” SoulGoodMisunderstoodIntentionsAmerican GodsNina SimoneThe AnimalsNeal Gaiman Book:American Gods: Tenth Anniversary Source: American Gods: Tenth Anniversary
“Love me, love me, love me, Say you do. Let me fly away with you. For my love is like the wind, And wild is the wind. - Wild is the Wind” LyricsBowieDavid BowieNina SimoneJohnny Mathis Author:Ned Washington
“today, i am a black woman in a body of coal i am always burning and no one knows my name i am a nameless fury, i am a blues scratched from the throat of ms. nina—i am always angry i am always a bumble hive of hello i love like this too loudly, my neighbors think i am an unforgiving bitter sometimes, i think my neighbors are right most times i think my neighbors are nosey” PoetryWomenPoemAngerBlack WomenAfrican AmericansBlacksNeighborsNina Simone Author:Mahogany L. Browne