Because I feel like a 10, it’s a make-up number.A number that can change to one single digit.That is stagnant for a while.It can change to my lowness of my inner being,as I grappled at life, to try and stand above the noise.The noise that looks for company.The noise that […]
Every day is a new lesson, even when you think you’ve learned none. Decisions, good or bad, teach us, how to grow and move on. Mistakes are not meant to define, or to diminish our character. Instead, take time to learn and refine, and make your future brighter. Think about […]
Illustration: Liselle Powder The moon stared at me with eyes so bright, as she looked down on my pitiful face. I wonder if I would see my love, as the ship sails in the distance. Her light made way for the merchant ships for the maidens call them home. I […]
Look back at things that made you smile, that made you laugh, even cry. Look back at things that bring joy and peace. Family and friends that came on your journey. That lingered and left. That held your hand and said It will be alright. Look back at trials and […]
Painting. Photo Credit: Liselle Powder Think deep into your mind. Travel fast if there’s enough room. Just float on clouds, through the stems of life. Get wings and fly high. Be a drone, be whatever, and soar. Smile to the wind and breathe. Close your eyes and see beyond. Beyond […]
She called her a beautiful soul, beautiful soul. Did she feel it? Did she know it? What did she see? I’ll tell you. She saw a soul that cried, a soul that was bruised Till every scar represented every pain. Till every wound of hurt described failure. She saw a […]
Gifted comes in two parts, the first being a gift. The gift, you are the gift. Gift of being born, of this melanin. Constructed and restructured, for greatness. Greatness that is well put together, like artwork. Facial features that look like black gold pearls that glisten in the sun. Like […]
Why does the black Woman that think her worth is not recognized? Why her, mothers and daughters struggle to fight? Why do grandmothers be mothers taking care of each other? Taking care of life, her strength, her goals. Why sisters break down with each other. Till dry bones are no […]
One day to cry and say yes, we made it, but we are not there yet. Holding hands like entwined wool of all shapes, colors, sizes and textures. Black, brown, white and in between, cry the same cry, shed the same tears. Strong and resilient, we glow and shine, through […]
