Adela Crown Radiant Armor What if the earring knew

What if the earring knew where it was going

or both for something more intentional

shaped and opened entirely by hand

push it up toward the forearm and let the chains fall the way they want to

leave marks

Adela Crown Radiant Armor What if the earring knewTHE STORY I was reading about Queen Charlotte once, the first Black queen of England, and there was a description of how she walked into a room, the weight of her crown, the feathers in her hair, the way every person in that room felt her before they saw her. I kept thinking about that image, a woman so sure of who she is that her headpiece becomes a declaration. Not jewelry. Not an accessory. A statement of reign. That woman, that feeling of walking