The Matriarchs

The Matriarchs – “The Tereza I know” (Photographic Series), 2020
The Matriarchs
They followed Matrifocality.
They were fierce.
They were outrageous, audacious and courageous.
They were committed;
Committed to the survival and wholeness 
of entire people/community. 
They loved music. 
They loved to dance. 
They loved their spirits. 
They loved food. 
They loved their struggle. 
They loved themselves 
and other women. 
They loved Love.
They were the Womanists.
All this while, they carried a part of me inside their womb. 
A part that keeps growing inside me now.
We were always connected
We will always be womanists.

First published in March 2020