It happened It was bound to occur Being chipped away Melting like icicles on a warming day She wasn’t ready It took her by surprise It throbbed It beat Thawing Tingling Feeling quite alive She needed some air, its shell was gone Her feet granted her reprieve Blood rushing upon being acquainted with a new,…
Tag: Beauty
Unordinary
Free me from your commonality Locked in a cell built by all your expectations Nourished by your admiration Berated by your discontent Treating me like the mindless drones Prompting me to fall in line I think And that’s where our problem lies Diamonds don’t dim down their shine Just because plastic is all around
Whisper of the Mind
Her pocket is filled with money that jingles And none that folds I.O.Us stack high in her savings account Her wallet is padded with due dates Bleeding red with urgency She closes her eyes And need yells her name Her mind searches for the power button To shut down the bane of her existence She…
Beholder
Stare into my eyes and tell me what you see. A portrait painted with beauty and innocence Or a collection of pixels illustrating magnificence? Can you count the number of thoughts fluttering pass my labyrinthine mind? Can you crack the secrets trapped in my mouth, Lock behind my lips, That my tongue tries to spill?…
I Don’t Know
Maybe my dress was too tight I don’t know Maybe my skirt was too short I don’t know Maybe my blouse was too low I don’t know Or my yoga pants too firm fitting I don’t know Maybe my maxi dress was too loose, How that one strip falls off my shoulder I don’t know…
Friday Night Delights
Twas the night of Friday And all through the brick house Every creature was stirring Oh God! Is that a mouse? A pair of yoga pants hung from the silver chandelier soaring in the air Because Jimmy spilled hot cocoa Over Jenny’s freshly dyed hair That rolled down her back And onto her legs greatly…
Reboot
Disappear away from existence Slip into another dimension Fall in another plane Hide away in an alternate universe Where wrong is right Hard is easy Down are ups Failures are triumphs And struggles are uncomplicated Sometimes you need time To reexamine, readjust, and redirected Then get your head back in the game The game that…
We Are Queen
We are the queen of this land you call home Civilizations were born from our wombs Suckled in our bosom Rested on our hips Protected in our arms And flourished from our wisdom We aren’t a queen We are the queen We hail from the land as old as time We are Africa Mother…
What Blackness Means To Me
What is Blackness you ask? Blackness is not the color of our skin For that is only the God-given crown that makes us shine Blackness is the beauty of a reemerging flower Blooming in the spring time Blackness is beauty like Nefertiti, Cicely Tyson, Angela Basset, and Lena Horne Blackness is dignified Blackness is regal…
Your Calling
It’s the answer to the age-old question, “Why am I here?” In this place, In this century, In this period, At this time. It guides you If you don’t have it your life will be without Without purpose, Without meaning, Void You need it. If you want to admit it or not As the time…
Peppermint Sunshine 