Wilhelmina on the Water
Written for a friend I made through a creative collective: Constellation Hello dear twin, Our suns seem to rise and set over vastContinue Reading
Category: Free Verse
Free flow thoughts that turned into something genuine and beautiful.
Recovered but Still Healing
Keep taking your time, even when you’re starting to feel better.
We remember through pictures
But what aboutthe spaces in between? The momentsthat were seenand uncaptured, lacking immortalization,too special to be interrupted. How do we hold on?When everything in lifebeginsContinue Reading
When My Black Face Was Not My Own
It’s a sadexcuseNevertheless,the truth. I used to besomeoneso desperatefor identityI clawed for itwherever I could I was soblinded by a desire,toContinue Reading
Diasporas Diverging and Converging
Diaspora, the Firsta word thatflows like honeyfrom the mouths ofIntellectualsand leaves theirtongues tastingof bitter vinegar Their stories—My stories—Our stories—Converged togetherOne.Continue Reading
Ugly
Beware when you call someone ugly.What you might be seeing is pain.It’s the pain that’s ugly. Not the person.So insteadContinue Reading
Enough of this…
Odes to Black Lives Matter.
Onward Marching Ants
At firstwe triedto be KindWe coveredcracksAnd rubbedmint oilTo warnthe Antsthat they wereoversteppingIn our homes But Antsare sometimesStubbornI guessBecause theystill keptmarchingContinue Reading
Growing Up Florida
The heat gently suffocatesEarly in the morningAnd I roll out of bed and feel my clothesAlready sticking to my skinContinue Reading
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
