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Monday, August 15, 2016
Unapologetic?
I was looking for a picture and came across this image by some retailer . Why are they advertising a shirt about being unapologetically B...
Monday, March 28, 2016
Why God Gave Me Curls
Soft curls from the root downward spiraling, Entwining in clusters, thick and inseparable, They cling together like best friends... And t...
Thursday, February 04, 2016
Role Models
Today I want to talk about role models. Lots of little girls want to be like Beyonce or Kim K., people with impossible attributes, who don...
Sunday, December 28, 2014
Ringing in the New Year
Its time to shed a few pounds-- Shed the weight of so called friends who make excuses and pretend... Its time to ...
Monday, November 10, 2014
Easy
If he/she isn't willing to fight for you, don't be willing to settle for him/her Why are we, where we are? Why is it that no on...
Saturday, November 08, 2014
The Sweetest Thing
So simple, The words uttered A mutual bond Distance tries to shatter-- One of my friends that recently moved away told me they think o...
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Moments We Share
We come here, Wishing, hoping, dreaming And its all about reaching a goal, But somewhere along the way Mixed up in those detours of...
Monday, June 02, 2014
A Sweet and Delicious Treat
Sweet like honey flowing Golden yellow inside and Running warm like a river... Classic delicious Settles on a hungry tongue ...
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Yearbook Memories
Distant memories of people past Days, hours, minutes that did not last Time didn't wait for us to grow Life moved on so long ago. ...
Friday, May 23, 2014
Scared Stranger
He hides from me, Afraid I'll destroy his world... He creeps into a tiny hole, Retreats in to the dark To escape the ferocity He th...
Friday, April 18, 2014
Unlikely Friendship
I can tell she misses me From the look in her eye-- She waits for me In the window sill, Meets me at the door With wide eyes and furr...
Tuesday, April 08, 2014
Creating Bonds
My Sister My sister and I, We don't always see eye to eye, I don't always like her, We don't always get along... Bu...
Sunday, March 30, 2014
A Teddy Bear's Love
On the highest shelf, Pristine beneath layers of thick dust, Absent from the eyes and lost in the mind Gently worn, to the point of comfo...
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Window to the Soul
It starts in the eyes, There's something there you cannot hide And when I gaze upon them, I'm mesmerized by something so m...
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Jokey
Laughs and giggles, Just for the sake of Laughs and giggles... Poke fun just for a smile And let the joke linger Back and forth we go Until ...
Friday, January 03, 2014
Reflecting
Friends come and go, Words lingering behind And you often wonder About motives and feelings Uncapable of concluding, Yet there you are, At t...
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Sixth Sense
Steady and loyal, Curled up by my feet And I wonder what lies there Behind big round eyes So full -- Over run Unspoken words linger And I l...
Friday, December 06, 2013
Constant
They told me I should leave you I should walk away And never look back-- You're no good for me, I'll regret you someday... But ...
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Familiar
The familiar wag, of a familiar tail-- Greeted by a soft purr and muted moos, A naying in the air Follows welcomed stares Head butt...
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Any Human to Another
*NOTE: Countee Cullen is one of my favorite writers; he also wrote a poem called Any Human to Another ( click here to read ). I didn't w...
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