The first essay is to prove to you that I have a childhood -- When they come for me -- the hands that held me -- Young girls they do get weary -- Yaka -- Becoming a liar -- Tehuti -- The quiet before -- Take two for pain -- Like a war -- This is what happens -- What it feels like -- Beauty in the breakdown -- It has a name -- Side effects may include -- Life sentence -- As hopeless as smoke -- The day before -- We don't wear blues -- Some days are fine -- When we bleed -- Searching for magic,
Summary:
"In this remarkable memoir-in-essays, Bassey Ikpi explores her life--as a Nigerian American immigrant, a black woman, a slam poet, a mother, a daughter, an artist--through the lens of her mental health and diagnoses of bipolar II and anxiety." -- cover page 4.
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