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Thursday, January 22, 2015
Are You A Feminist?
I t's a question I've been asked multiple times within the last 12 months. Until the first person asked me, I hadn't actually t...
Monday, January 19, 2015
The Lost Dream
A Person Reflection on a Dream Deferred I am not like them-- For they are not like me, We are different We are not the same. M...
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Blurred Sight
How hard it seems To see the world... My own eyes fall short Of the vision of other eyes And somewhere these visions blur. Str...
Saturday, June 14, 2014
I'm Wondering...
The world is full of people Who make logical sense Of illogical thoughts and events And I watch them in confusion. I'm wonder...
The Censorship of Words
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Should I or Should I Not Say?:
The Censorship of Words
Backstory Last summer, I realized Eve released a new album. Eve being one of the few artists I listen to that when I see that little ...
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Beautiful Humility
To be aware is not to be weak-- To admit your fault and make amends, And if in the end you humbly bow It doesn't mean you've l...
Saturday, May 03, 2014
The Story of a Lifetime
A while back, I saw the preview for a movie called Belle. It was supposed to be a period piece about the first (or rather the first record...
Another Beautiful Album
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Songversation:
Another Beautiful Album
India.Arie is one of the few artists whose album I would buy deafly. So last year, when Songversation was released, I bought it without w...
Friday, April 11, 2014
How High Will You Jump
End Game The finish line is Somewhere in the sky And you can't reach it If your wings are bound-- If you're scared o...
Friday, April 04, 2014
Put Your Best Foot Forward
Walk Like A Celebrity Every time I open my mouth The world is ready to criticize-- They call me a role model, Say I represent my ...
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder
and I am the beholder of my own beauty... Today I saw an article floating around my Facebook timeline about Target, "thigh gap,...
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Condemnation
A bird pushed out of a nest Expected to fly or fall to its death: Nature condemns it to itself But such is life-- Unless we force a chan...
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Where Does it End?
I t's 11:30 at night. I've been on campus all day, studying, tutoring, meeting, researching... But I'm excited because one of t...
Friday, January 10, 2014
Animosity
Inside I'm screaming Something horrible Fighting to get out Born of confusion-- Anger rooted in disillusion; An avoided confrontation Ne...
Friday, September 20, 2013
The Wonderful World of Disney
I ♥ Disney movies--I'm 25 years old and am still easily pacified by a simple Disney movie (or Studio Ghibli which is--in my opinion--ev...
Saturday, June 01, 2013
The Keys to Success: Outlook is Everything
The summer I turned 17, I was working at a water park. One day at work a couple of us were discussing senior year, life after high school, a...
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Rights, Beliefs, Equality, and Drawing Lines
O ur country has been in a tug of war for a while now over the issue of "gay marriage"--actually the LGBT community in general. T...
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Out Of The Gloomy Past
I've never been a fan of history classes, but for some reason, I find history itself very interesting. It's all in the way you tell...
Monday, January 07, 2013
Belief and Religion: An undefinable and strange relationship
E arlier, I wrote a post about the difference in being spiritual and being religious. I took the post down before I publicized the blog bec...
Saturday, January 05, 2013
The Real Issue: Part 2 the Clarification
S o I asked a friend to read the last post because I wasn't sure I was saying what I was feeling (or rather it read the way I was feelin...
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