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Monday, March 10, 2014
The Curly Love Affair
I can't imagine spending a lifetime Never understanding you, Hiding you away in my ignorance Unable to follow your twists and turn...
Sunday, March 09, 2014
Battle for the Mind
The cold fingers of doubt Gripping at my throat And I would pull them away But for this paralyzing fear... Eating away at my mind Toyin...
Saturday, March 08, 2014
Approval of the Father
I wonder what He thinks of me When He gazes over my life If He thinks I am exactly who He created me to be, Or if He shakes His hea...
Friday, March 07, 2014
Isolation Ward
I'm alone, But it isn't dark It isn't cold-- I can breathe, Stretch my roots Farther and farther
Thursday, March 06, 2014
Called to be Free
My freedom comes with a price, And though I don't know it's value, I feel the weight emerge over my life. Some incalculable debt...
Wednesday, March 05, 2014
Dance of the Hummingbird
Quietly it waits, Flutters rapid wings Hidden from prying eyes Invisible, in the forest's shade It waits... It chooses to...
Tuesday, March 04, 2014
Shattering the Trick Mirror
If the world ends tomorrow, I want you to know: I see you, I know exactly who you are-- You never fooled me. Behind that smile An...
Monday, March 03, 2014
The Convergence of Souls
Rain falls-- The steady drip of heaven's tears Pooled beneath my window; A rhythmic cadence of nature's voice Intermingling with...
Sunday, March 02, 2014
Purposed and Poised
Across the deep dark hills of reckless youth The flat of land expands beyond the sky Await the reap of cultivated fruits There, where...
Saturday, March 01, 2014
Vocal Confusion
My head and my heart Are entangled in the great debate One pitted against the other But I can't differentiate the two-- Just two ide...
Friday, February 28, 2014
Goodbye, February:
Spotlight on Us Picture from Black Enterprise Black history covers a wide range of fields and subjects, from doctors and lawyers ...
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Impossible Dreams:
Spotlight on Paul R. Williams Don't let anyone tell you Your dreams are impossible-- Because they will; and it may be true ...
Difference:
Spotlight on the Current State of Race in Public Schools Differences are the definition of each And without those subtle and ove...
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Confessions of a Shoe Fiend:
Spotlight on Jan Matzeliger My closet is bursting at the seams: Sneakers, pumps, and boots galore-- Different styles for differ...
Monday, February 24, 2014
Sci-Fi Legend:
Spotlight on Octavia E. Butler The fusion of ideas, Blended into a world of possibility-- Uncontradicted and unheard of Science...
Sunday, February 23, 2014
When I'm Gone:
Spotlight on NC Mutual Life Insurance Company Who will mourn me when I'm gone, Stand over me to whisper prayers, Forgotten ...
Saturday, February 22, 2014
Justice for All:
Spotlight on Charles Hamilton Houston To be just in all actions-- Fair in every thought uttered and every step braved... A jour...
Friday, February 21, 2014
Prime Time is My Time:
Spotlight on Hattie McDaniel Four shows in, and not a colored face-- Not a black, or a Latina, an Asian or Indian-- So I ...
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Keepin' It 100:
Spotlight on the One-Drop Rule Black faces all around me, From coffee to the color of sand A rainbow shining through eyes Blue...
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
La Belle et la Bête:
Spotlight on Saartije Baartman La Belle et la Bête... Admire me from afar and take note-- My skin, my hair, my face, and m...
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