I’m all alone walking and I’m stoned feel the night rise behind my back I’ve got a flashlight but it’s still black
I think it’s lack of comprehension but I’m not sure there’s no simple way that I can cure the tension
Intervention, still alone hanging by a thread on the edge of the world
Oh, did I forget to mention
My dear you’ve gone to…read more
Respect. It can be a tricky concept sometimes… but I deserve respect because out of the 8.1 billion people who live on this beautiful planet, I am undeniably unique. I am 1 of 8.1 billion. I may look, act, see, and talk differently, but I am still human. I deserve the same respect as the homeless man living under a bridge. I deserve the same…read more
“I’m an emotional mess”you used to tell yourself all the time. You were broken down and tired. Crying,throwing tantrums and assuming that the world was a cruel place to live, was all you stood for,Refusing to acknowledge the most beautiful, most refined and most remarkable creation ever to be made.
YOU!
You’re busy doubting yourself while s…read more
Also Known as Me 10 years from now.
I hope you have a whole lot more memories now. I still have mostly stories. I don’t regret them though. That’d be a sad thing to do, regret the core things that made you who you are. No matter how much, this man’s struggles are of his own making.
I hope we are working on visiting different countries now. Redo…read more
My mind is mine, I love it so.
My time is timed, wish it would go slow
The bind is tight though I see the light
Intervening capsules of life defy the integrity of thought.
Insignificance has brought a rapture upon all that is lost.
Hey you!
I wanted to let you know you are doing a great job in your life. Your getting things done and making things happening for yourself, kicking ass and taking names. Your mother and father are still together which is endearing and you sister is going to college, you have the best relationship with her.
You’ve went to school as well what a…read more
Why do I desire the gift of the utmost respect?
Because I’ve had all of the unwanted gifts already…
the neatly wrapped manipulation,
the perfectly packaged control,
some homemade shame, tied in a bow of disregard.
I unwrapped them, and these gifts took me by surprise. There are others I would have preferred, to be honest.
So I put them on the…read more
I’ve never known a comfort zone
Constantly being pushed into places I don’t want to be
Dreaming, but only of nightmares
Remembering, but only the bad
Crying, but not of laughter
I want a comfort zone
A place where there’s peace
When I get there, I’ll be so uncomfortable-
But I’ll be happy
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Find out what it means to me.
Actually, I’m still finding out, too.
I’ve made friends with bad habits like quitting early and cutting myself short.
I hang around with the idea of starvation, letting my stomach’s gurgling protests fall on ears closed tight, eyes fixed on an image that isn’t my body.
I let my to do lists build and…read more
I have dreamed forever about moving forward with my writing career.
There were many different times in my life that writing got me through the pot holes and broken hearts, but somewhere in between different life lessons started to dim my voice and little by little, I gave up and decided to take a different path. My college major was assigned and…read more
Writing was not something I was interested in doing, but I felt your comment about the writing so many papers in college. It was overwhelming and I thought I wasn’t going to get through it. I’m sorry your condition made it where you could not finish your degree. It’s not fair. I remember those papers felt like blocking out our creative…read more
Thank you so much for your response to my writing Mira. Sometimes I feel like I’m repeating myself with these stories, but just getting everything out of my head and heart has helped so much. It’s nice to meet you and I look forward to reading more of what you have written! I’m so glad you are here. 🙏
The year 2020 was one to remember and it’s one that I’ll never forget. The year 2001 was also one of those years between graduating high school, starting college two and a half hours away from the towers that collapsed on my TV screen within the first week of school. But, let’s get back to 2020 and how my mental health wasn’t the greates…read more
I love this piece. It is so real. 2020 was so hard for so many. I was in Miami at the time. And the weather was a huge help. Being able to workout outside and go to the beach and just chill was such a privilege. So I totally understand why the move to Arizona made sense for you. You should be so proud of yourself for digging deep and doing…read more
Thanks so much Lauren, that means a lot! I appreciate your kind words. Miami weather is nice from what I hear so I totally get you getting outdoors and soaking in the sun, ocean waves and palm trees!
The last flower on the tree
sits proudly
waits patiently
feels lonely.
The breeze has been growing colder in the nights
And compared to August the sun shines not so warmly, nor so bright.
The flower knows that she will fall when the time is right
for all must make that journey towards the darkness from the light.
‘It’s…read more
Aww Autumn, This is such a beautiful and creative piece. I love it. I really felt some compassion and connection to the flower, as it could represent different cycles in our lives. Thank you for sharing. <3 Lauren
Hi Danielle. This is really good. Simple. Yet a few words can tell a total story sometimes. Very creative. Very nice to meet you. Hope you have a wonderful weekend
Thanks Jim! Figured I’d bring it back to the basics I remember writing these when I was in school when they first started teaching us about poetry I hope you enjoy reading some of my stuff!
Heyyyyy 🙂
Im gonna read more for sure. That one I responded to hit home cuz my brother (way more creative than me) did two of those many years ago for my mom and dad. Basics, as you say. But says a lot. Eclectic? Daring ? Nice. Help me out tho. Neoteric? What’s that?
You’re perfect just the way you are.
Such a cliche that has made it thus far.
Who would I be without all the stigmas?
A sexy, fierce chick without bodies to count.
A million dollar female not asking for handouts.
Names of a breeder b**** or rag for bodily fluids will be silenced.
A deeper meaning to a survivor embedded.
Laying down my armor,…read more
Three steps forward, 10 steps back.
Why does it always seem that commodities I lack?
I strap that pack to my body and fix my crown.
For leaving a place of comfort never comes sound.
Leaping into a world so unknown, praying on an outcome better than my own.
Some think it’s trivial, yet a place so brutal can never be.
I opened up to social media, r…read more
A spirit bound within flesh.
I have become one in mesh.
A celestial being with utmost respect.
Shedding my light on the world as I bled and bled.
Gaining arrow after arrow in my back.
Never a helping hand do I lack.
Wishing a world full of peace and serenity.
Something that might not come unexacting for the ones who stepped on me.
Spreading…read more
Pain still trapped in my bones, looking up asking God why? He replied “you know those generational curses? Somebody gotta feel it, therefore you need to heal it.”
The trauma of my bloodline I refuse to allow to penetrate another four generations.
Spirit guides telling me that all I gotta do is keep sharing my truth and one day the people gon…read more
Some believe our journey began in 1619 but I know in my heart that we have always been a people of high esteem. Folks don’t like to be reminded that we were once kings and queens.
Farmers, warriors, mothers, and fathers. Praying to the gods and goddesses they worshiped to release their daughters.
Blindsided and attacked in exchange for guns, k…read more