Void – to be withoutThe lack thereofNot validNothing of value Constant reminders thatYour hair should be bone straightVoid of its waves, kinks and curls You are fooled into thinkingThat your body should be leanWith your collar bones protruding That your curves are too lewd, nasty or sexyYour breasts are taunting, tantalizingly or crudeYour lips too ...

I am my sistah and she is me I am African Caribbean Latin American BLACK I am she and she is me.

                        Ebony shadows gather in darkness                                     Most by swimming, some by walking                                     Gulping snakes slippery and soft                                     Wriggling fingers freed from hands                                     Disgustingly mysterious, fascinatingly stomach-churning                                     Creatures seen, but never unseen                                     Brought to light through no fault of their own                                     Squirming their way into our thoughts ...

So next time you judge Don’t hold a grudge Because what I view as beauty You write off as faulty

Writers face many challenges. Many of us have a full-time job besides writing. That means finding the time and energy to write after a full day of work. Throw in a family, pets, a home to maintain, and then the time crunch becomes real. Now, as the cherry on time, add grad school and all ...

the cold eyes of envy placed upon thee to shiver in the veins and arrest thy heart, thy steps in thine place strips of the pale moonlight outline shadows on thine face edges of your beauty cut like mountains great and looming to scrape that endless sky our gods, our husks, these things we hold ...

In the last few months, the entire world has been on pause. Writing this from my home office, I can say that there are things I miss, and things I don’t miss. I was unemployed and working on my own entrepreneurial goals when the pandemic of 2020 hit. I do not qualify for any financial ...

A beach is a beach, right?  Not so much. Each beach is unique due to the variety of indigenous influences.  Sand, water, shells, and tourists may all be a common factor, but even those factors differ greatly. Recently my family enjoyed a family vacation in the Outer Banks.  It was our first time visiting the ...

The beauty in your words are expressed through my heart, Your eyes are like a work of art, I’ve fallen in love with you, Right from the start, The beauty in your words, Sends me to heaven, Right from the start.