Walking down the hallway
Of a three-bedroom house on Detroit’s west side
Disguised as a home with a grandchild
Who is deeply loved and secretly hated
to knock on the door to Neitherworld

Who are you today, grandma?
You stay here,
Asphyxiated by your mind and thoughts
Trapped inside the pink room teaching
Games like spades and connect the d…read more

As I bend down to lay on the sand it burns my thighs so I jump up to grab a beach blanket out of my bag. The blanket is green and fluffy. It feels as if it would be too heavy to sit on in such harsh of heat but it’s nice and comforting. As I lay my blanket down onto the burning sand, i make sure to keep my feet in my crocs so that I can protect m…read more

Don’t fret, young girl.
The past is to be appreciated
and the future
remains unknown.
Soak In your life, as it is now,
Because,
As you know,
one day you’ll be grown.
And your present days,
memories will roam.

Mom preaches
if she knew then
what she knows now.
Keep listening,
you can reap benefits of what she sows,
experience is wisdom’s g…read more