“For the rest of my life,” the officiant orated. She repeated the phrase in her mind As many times As thirteen seconds would allow The bodies filling the seats in the audience Remained frozen with anticipation The groom stood before her With a shaky breath Escaping his agape mouth As a quizzical look adorned his…
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Four Letters
Love Four letters for a word so heavy. A word that could mold worlds and start wars Love. Complex and abstract. Too consuming for shallow minds to comprehend It’s the gentle touch of a soul you’ve known for ages Or the comfortable silence of a person whose presence is just enough. Love A feeling that…
Hello, 2023!
New year New me It’s what we hear But the previous me Got me here And it was neat to me I don’t want to lose that person Completely Are there improvements I want to make? Absolutely. I want to enrich my soul more Feed my spirit more See the world more Create more and…
White Supremacist
You’re not special You’re not unique I know that’s a notion that Makes you surprised Truth be told Its a fact That the majority Of society understands Since the bulk of The world’s humanity Is black, brown, and every variation in between You’re not superior You never were You’re just a being made up Of…
Endless Cycle
Monday again Just trying to survive To Friday Seeking to regain The sweet freedom Of Saturday Desperately seeking An escape plan On Sunday To be free Of the endless Monotonous cycle Being a Creative and living in this society is slightly tortuous. You have to go into these buildings and stay for an allotted amount…
We Are Human
“In this culture, the phrase ‘black woman’ is not synonymous with ‘tender,’ or ‘gentle.’ It’s as if those words couldn’t possibly speak to the reality of black females.”—Bell Hooks It’s Women’s History Month and since I’m degreed in political science and history while also once teaching history, we might as well get into it. Also,…
A Change of Heart
He was the man she prayed for but When he arrived in her life she was no longer the woman that spoke that prayer Photography by: Pablo Heimplatz
What Will Remain
A deep thinker and a silent observer taking it all in, wondering why humans fight over things that’ll fade away during the duration of time Bodies will wither back to dust Money will deflate to tethered scraps Status will crack like droughted ground and the blood of the hereditary they tried to keep sacred will…
Rust and Ash
Hate annihilates Humanity and Greed depletes Compassion A world where the two thrive will become rust and ash Rubble and dust Destroyed at the seams Because individuals can’t set aside differences and coexist Photography by: Morgan Sessions
2019 Motto
The New Year is here Reset your mind Laser in your focus Be the best you you can be without causing harm to another Photography by: Spenser Sembrat
Peppermint Sunshine 