Circus of Words

I was having a normal conversation about how working for pennies inspired me to do better in school, and in this I was offering the proof ...

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...

Wild thing, Atop my head Shimmying down  In bouncing coils... Defiant and untameable You grace the world. Proud in your wildness Stu...

The ability to reduce your own genetics To words and phrases someone else created, And devour your own culture With the fuel and ammunit...

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 ...

I can't imagine spending a lifetime Never understanding you, Hiding you away in my ignorance Unable to follow your twists and turn...

Spotlight on Us Picture from Black Enterprise  Black history covers a wide range of fields and subjects, from doctors and lawyers ...

Spotlight on the One-Drop Rule Black faces all around me, From coffee to the color of sand A rainbow shining through eyes Blue...

Spotlight on Saartije Baartman La Belle et la Bête... Admire me from afar and take note-- My skin, my hair, my face, and m...

Spotlight on the Natural Hair Movement Locked in an air tight box, Put on display for the world to see The Pride Tree is cut and...

I 've always been one of those people that hates the idea of doing something because everyone else is doing it, which often leads to me...

Every word spewing from your mouth, Every stroke from the keyboard, Fills me with rage-- Logic says you deserve to suffer Your complaint...

Question after question Answer after answer,     I'm here. Waiting and struggling, Trying to make sense Of someone else's ...

You don't want me to succeed? Fine-- Push me in the ditch, We can wrestle there. Me struggling to succeed, You trying to hold me ba...

Is this how its going to be forever? Me seeing you, You seeing me But never seeing each other-- Empty promises and unfit lies... Words ...

Who gave you power to belittle me? To dig your nails under my skin With infantile words and insults? Your permission has been revoked-- ...

I'm my own number one fan-- I Love everything I do, I Agree with everything I say And I'm always on my side. I come closer and close...

Ask me a question, Lay your insecurities at my feet. Wish for the answer You wish you would hear... Wait silently for confirmation Of a...

There's nothing worse than ignorance It creeps in under the guise of intelligence And often doesn't know its own stupidity-- It boas...

Beauty knows no bounds Its not defined by lack of scars Or the absence of blemish-- Au contraire, Your faults make you beautiful