To Love a Woman
This project holds a special place in my heart as it was the first book I ever put together. It was based on a poem I wrote in one of my classes at Syracuse University (it can be found at the bottom of this page).
At the time, I couldn’t understand what I was feeling, so I tried to capture imagery that attempted to explain it. As the semester went on, my professor and I noticed my strongest photographs were of women, so I decided to make this as an ode to every woman I meet and has been part of my life.
I feel dizzy, a little impatient
I’m trapped inside a body that feels out of place
An illusion of what is perfect to me is not ideal for some
Every time I explain myself, my body is paralyzed in fear
What if you won’t accept me?
What if you won’t love me the same?
Life was in slow motion,
but the moment I saw her I heard my heart
tic for the first time
Oh, how slow the clock ticked when I told my mother
And oh, how time whirled the first time I kissed her
A woman.
Not ideal, but perfect for me
Not the norm, but beautiful to me
Tomorrow I’ll wake up the same
I don’t want to kill this part of me
that roars louder than my own voice
I’ll never listen and won’t change
I have no control
Without a woman, I feel like I can’t breathe
And with a woman, I feel complete.