Lex Be Okay

03/08/2025

Because trying, even quietly, is still a form of strength.

31/07/2025

Longleaf pine seedlings spend their early years in a "grass stage," and they appear as clusters of long needles on the ground, as they develop an extensive root system underground before finally shooting upward into their taller form. For the longleaf pine, what looks like stillness from the outside is a deep kind of becoming.

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To The Longleaf Pine (in its early years), a poem:

There are parts of who you are
that you may believe
only exist in fragments:
a taproot growing straight down
clustered needles staying low, close to the ground...
as if they belong to different timelines.
And in each of those timelines,
no one told you how long emergence would take.

But as the years go on,
somehow, you still end up rising
from the forest floor,
even without yet knowing
how your new shape will hold.

Slowly but surely,
the sky stretches wide above you
and everything within you begins to see:
it is not too late to embrace
the possibility of who you could be.

Your ground-held green,
nearly-hidden bud,
and relentless root
all unfold in ways
that have mystified you
with timing
that feels too hard to trust
and too far out of your control.

But somehow,
through it all,
a full tree still forms,
and all of this
is a part of the whole.

You are still whole.
Getting to this point in your life
has taken so long that you might
not even recognize
who you have become so far, along the way,
but perhaps, that is okay,
for time did not erase meaning.
The years did not take away the depth.
All along, you were still becoming,
and the story is not finished yet.

Notice all that grows tall and strong around you.
Dare to be seen, beyond the fear.
For even at this stage, you belong here.

MHN

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Illustration by me Morgan Harper Nichols

24/05/2025

23/03/2025

New designs available on RedBubble! The Sims turned 25 last month & I’ve been playing their games for 22-23 of those years, so I wanted to make a sticker sheet inspired by them. Humple Borpnah, !

23/02/2025

it was hard to choose a favourite quote from Watership Down to pair with this drawing 🖤🐇 I'm currently rereading it, it was my favourite as a child 📖

07/02/2025

let death be kinder than man 🖤

29/01/2025

My page has always been, and will forever be, a safe space for the LGBTQIA+. So no, you don’t need to announce you're following me, honestly, the door’s always wide open if you wanna leave. Glad we had that little chat, though ✌️

29/01/2025

Don’t wait another lifetime to let go of those bottled-up emotions and start being better for yourself and everyone around you. It’s okay to feel like you’re not making progress all the time, or even to have moments where you spiral. Growth isn’t always a straight path. It’s messy, unpredictable, and sometimes feels like you’re moving backward. But the fact that you’re trying, even on the hard days, shows how much you care about becoming better. Letting go of the weight you’ve been carrying doesn’t mean you’ll instantly feel free or perfect. It just means you’re taking steps toward healing, and that’s what truly matters.

Give yourself grace in this process. There will be days when it feels like nothing is changing, and that’s okay. Progress can be slow, and healing takes time. What matters is that you’re not giving up, and that effort alone is a huge step toward a better future. You deserve to be kinder to yourself, to let go of what’s holding you back, and to keep moving forward, even if it’s one small step at a time.

28/01/2025

24/01/2025

✨ I Wish For Everyone ✨

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21/01/2025

17/01/2025

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