Poetry

The reason I wrote this poem is because for the longest time black women were forced to conform…

The media has a concept of beauty that is nothing short of difficult to achieve. People often shame…

The darkness evokes a certain comfort; there’s a certain knowing when looking up at the night sky – the…

I’ve always hated the saying “Don’t forget who you are”, it used to fill my gut with anger.…

This poem is about the different coping mechanisms we use to keep ourselves together. Every story has a…

About  This poem is symbolic to show that the people in your life, the people you thought would…

             Mainstream media portrays a breakup as black and white. They make it…

This is a poem about the pressure, and intensity that comes along with making life changing decisions. It…

Dear Reader, I’m a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. And therefore you reading this now,…

This is a poem about what it’s like to be a writer and all of the good, bad,…

“I’m thinking about god, is it a he or a she or a feeling or love…”- Mike Posner…

This poem is about love and loss and redemption, and has been adapted from its spoken word format…