by Alexis Williams July 17, 2020 Number of comments0 Free Verse Enough of this… Odes to Black Lives Matter.
by Alexis Williams June 8, 2020 Number of comments0 Free Verse Onward Marching Ants At firstwe triedto be KindWe coveredcracksAnd rubbedmint oilTo warnthe Antsthat they wereoversteppingIn our homes But Antsare sometimesStubbornI guessBecause theystill keptmarchingContinue Reading
by Alexis Williams April 18, 2020 Number of comments0 Free Verse Growing Up Florida The heat gently suffocatesEarly in the morningAnd I roll out of bed and feel my clothesAlready sticking to my skinContinue Reading
by Alexis Williams April 2, 2020 Number of comments0 Free Verse Sudden Bursts of Doubt There are holesInsideGaps in my Heart Voids where Kisses and night time storiesShould be Though nowI am blessedWith Love curatedContinue Reading
by Alexis Williams March 4, 2020 Number of comments0 Free Verse Unbendable Will This poem has been edited but was originally written July 9, 2017 during a particularly difficult struggle with God. What’sContinue Reading
by Alexis Williams February 11, 2020 Number of comments0 Free Verse Ridiculed, Oppressed When you raised your voice in urgencyI saw a lonely black manSurrounded by a horde, impenetrably lightBeing told what toContinue Reading
by Alexis Williams October 1, 2019 1 Free Verse All the Tomorrows Photo by Sasha Freemind on Unsplash Veins saturated with lead My head, barely lifting Eyes open to a glaze And I’m defeatedContinue Reading