I totally resonate with this poem, as I struggle with love myself. Whether it is loving the wrong people and not loving myself enough. I cringe at the word love but I am overcoming that fear slowly but surely. Thank you for shining your light in sharing your truth and expressing your feelings.

Such a powerful picture and poem. I admire the amount of imagery there is in your writing, the way you tie the connection of the human body or society to nature. I feel as much as we neglect Mother Nature we dont seem to understand how our bodies is connected to nature.

Thank you Matthew for this wonderful heartwarming poem. It is sad when the holidays are over and we return to our normal lives until the next holiday. It is heart filling hearing family laughter and watching everyone enjoy their meals and gifts.

I first off wanted to state that I LOVE Bob’s Burgers I’ve rewatched that show at least 10 times!
Congratulations on your book publishing and recieving such great feeedback. i am in the middle of writing a memoir but received negative feedback on how difficult it is to write a memoir. But you inspried me that I can do it. Its my life right? Thank you for shining your light on your win and showing this platform that we can create our story and express ourselves the way we need to. i will definitely check out your book!

Yes I can agree this past leap year flew by so quick that I didn’t even recognize that it arrived. The whole year of 2024 vanished right before my eye. But I’m learning to go with the flow and not against it!

Thank you Oswald for such a beautiful encouraging message. I hope that 2025 brings you everything your heart and dreams desire! You are a true inspiration!

Ava, thank you for shining your light on your bravery to share your story. You are a true inspiration to those who are fighting the same battle. I was literally just journaling about humility and how it connects with humbleness and humanity and then I come across your story! Thank you for being strong and courageous!

Thank you TaMara for such an encouraging poem. I needed to read this today. Even though there are a lot of tribulations going on in this society we must persevere and still strive for the better. Thank you for this reminder.

Such a powerful poem. I can relate to smiling off all my pain. I too have people ask why I smile so much they think I am full of joy. But I sometimes want to tell people off while smiling haha. Thank you for this amazing poem.

I really liked the part where you said “levitating to new heights angelic & poetic” this gave me a sense of starting over to new beginnnigs reading this at the kick off to the new year. This poem is powerful because it can have a few meanings to this. Got my brain thinking!

I enjoyed the visual that you used. I love winter time so I loved reading the picture and the poem to match. Thank you for sharing such a peaceful poem.

Jacqueline, this is such an empowering move for people voices to be heard. Thank you for creating a space of comfort for those that you interview. We need more platform like this because it brings peace in reading someone story and acknowledging that we are not the only ones going through hardship. Where could I find the link to your project so I can follow along!?

This is such a peaceful piece to read. Your words were so powerful and healing. Thank you so much for sharing!

So beautiful Taylor! I’m so happy you have found someone who accepts you for who you are and you were able to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I love the picture of you two also. So beautiful. Love can be a beautiful thing. I’m still learning as a young mother so thank you for sharing your peace and giving others hope!

As winter is my favorite season yes I can visualize your imagery through spoken word. I love winter cause when it snows the world gets a little quieter. I wish it snowed year round haha.

I admire your connection you make in poems with your body and nature! We are forms of nature whether it is our emotions or just our wellbeing. “A title dressed in resilience but laced with chains” super powerful because as black women the society implements that our emotions are being “angry” but we are voicing our opinions that we could not once do! Thank you for this powerful peace.

This poem is such an empowering read. I feel at times grace can be scary because we don’t give ourselves enough credit for the things we have accomplished or we are beating ourselves up for feeling like we aren’t doing enough. But I always tell myself patience is the virtue and we can accomplish anything we set our minds to and show grace for the baby steps that are being taken. Thank you for sharing!

Thank you James for continuing to shine your light! As for me it so easy to go back to my old ways when I feel under stress. I’m grasping that sobriety helps you face your reality and learning to take holistic actions to heal the wounds. Thank you so much for your insight and reminder!

Wow such strong imagery! With me being an air sign I felt this deeply in my soul and visualized every parts of this poem! “Evicted from the sky-a shooting star, no place to call home” I feel like that’s why that famous quote comes to play “reach for the stars” cause we are our own stars. Thank you for this empowering remembrance!

This was so beautiful and heartwarming to read. Family bond is so important especially nowadays as times get tougher! I’m so happy for you that you still experience family traditional history and still hold a tight bond with your family!