In a moment they were everywhere.

The irregular shapes of cotton-pressed paper dance tauntingly, words spilling like honey from the milk-white pages. The chorus from the buzzing hive of ink hum the scripture of sugary psalms, the love scraps.

This is a reflection of one of the many disparities in the Black community, and it inspired me to create a piece as protest: my interpretation of Henderson’s Black Bridal Pathos is a portrait of a Black bride who is facing the dilemma of choosing self-preservation or taking a risk in love.