U Made It Through Worse Than This

A selection of embroideries by Baltimore-based artist Sarah K. Benning.

I’ve figured life out, I just want the lions share of fun

touching me in ways no other human has 💫

Ever wanted to try and conceive in the ocean 🧜‍♀️

Oh wait, babies born in a pandemic? nope 👎

So I love the thought of trying to get impregnated, but without actually getting pregnant …bc having kids? or a newborn a BIG nope.

Those bitches ain’t royalty YOUR ROYALTY MK?!

Being

In some dreams I levitated my dead cousin named Anna Maria she bullied me a lot when I was a kid.. but I got her back. Karma has strange ways.

one of the greatest tragedies in life is that you will always be loved more than you will ever know. someone in class finds your presence inviting and warm, even if you’ve only ever exchanged a few words with them—maybe none at all. someone on the street loves your smile and it gets them down the next few streets. someone you used to be friends with still wishes to fondly call your name. someone you used to be friends with five years ago would give anything to be in the same room as you today. someone who regularly comes into work is disappointed when you aren’t there to brighten their day. someone missed you today. someone noticed you were gone. someone loves you when you’re there; someone loves you when you’re nowhere to be found at all. you think you have always disappeared when you’re no longer in the picture, but you’ve never left the frame.