I never step on a single crack My small way of protection The least I could do for your sacrifices The weight of it all resting on your back I was once a parasite inside of you Leeching off your lifeforce But our lives are forever entwined Can’t sever a connection that is true… Continue reading The Law of Equivalent Exchange
She is, first and foremost, black woman Cinnamon toasted almond skin Tight coiled tangled locks Rolling hills and valleys galore She is water Here to soothe parched lips and tongues Rain soaking and nourishing the earth A vast ocean with mysteries in her depths She is summertime Luxuriate in her sun Baptize yourself… Continue reading A Character Sketch
You were never broken You were always whole You may not feel at home in your body But you have every right to feel loved You are like Samson, drawing strength from your hair Changing its shape, like clouds in the sky Changing its color, like leaves in autumn Changing its length, texture, style… Continue reading A Home Body
We met in the cafeteria in fifth grade. A girl told me I wasn’t Black enough I carried that in my heart throughout my adolescence Distancing myself from who I was I hated myself as they hate me And here you are You’ve always been here, before me Before my mother’s mother’s mother You… Continue reading The Arch
I am softness I am feeling the duality-- warmth on one side, cold on the other I would rather be over there I am part of the rotation, interchangeable I am weighed down by the parts that others shed I dream of being clean and pure again I want to be wanted for my comfort… Continue reading Softness
When the humans left, I could breathe a little easier The Sun shown a little brighter The morning air a little crisper The spring rains a little purer When the humans left I could stretch my limbs higher I didn't mind my middle growing rounder I love my mane growing fuller I can feel my… Continue reading The Day the Humans Left
I have been dying to tell you I’m sorry I’m sorry for the coulda beens and shoulda beens The missed opportunities I’m sorry for the fear that kept me Keeps me From authentically being myself around you I’m sorry I kept you in this box Of what everyone else thinks of you I’m sorry I… Continue reading I have been dying to tell you
If I could make a video of all of the things I want to share with you A selfish, one sided conversation There are secrets I wanted to tell you Ones made of blood and bone But you are not meant to be the one I share I remain here on my high horse Pretending… Continue reading A Coat Button
A list of things I can share with the world A smile A frown Flipping myself inside out to share the raw, bloody side of me My voice My time A thread that connects us to this experience called life A dance A drink A feeling of wanting to be alive, Wanting to stay alive,… Continue reading A list of things I can share with the world
