Poetry
This is a poem about the pressure, and intensity that comes along with making life changing decisions. It can be hard to accept that we cannot control the future, and our present, only slightly. Therefore, in moments where we take a step back from our busy lives, it is important we breathe out fear and
Dear Reader, I’m a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. And therefore you reading this now, this letter may not be for you but someone down the line whether it’s one week or three years from now may actually benefit from what I’m about to say. Hi, I’m Moyo, I was born on
This is a poem about what it’s like to be a writer and all of the good, bad, gross, clean, and nonsensical parts that come with it. Today I drew a picture. A mash of red and yellow pigments haphazardly thrown across a piece of paper Trying to capture as much of us on
“I’m thinking about god, is it a he or a she or a feeling or love…”- Mike Posner That’s the opening quote to a spoken poem by Mike Posner called “I’m thinking about horses” featured on the recently released self-titled album by Mansionz. The music group is made up of Blackbear (Matthew Musto) and Mike Posner,
This poem is about love and loss and redemption, and has been adapted from its spoken word format for this publication. I. I was a nervous wreck. The make sure the doors are locked 16 times and make sure the shades are down even though I live on the top floor, because someone can see
Body image is everywhere in our world. From social media to billboards to magazines. Showing us how we’re supposed to look; how much we’re supposed to weigh. It’s hard to ignore these voices in this day and age and sometimes, people worldwide develop an unhealthy relationship with this voice. They look each other up and
Being fat can be exhausting. Not only do the people around you make you feel ugly, but at some point you too fall deep into the ditch of self pity. As I helped myself out of this ditch, I wrote this poem to make myself, and hopefully others, understand that beauty is only a social
I’m in a long distance relationship. That piece of information isn’t new or noteworthy, but I’ve written about this boy so many times that some of the work I wrote got out and ended up getting published. This piece of work in particular is a little more personal and is about a gift he gave me
This work of fiction in paragraphical form which I dare to label as poetry is something I wrote several years ago. Alzheimer’s disease continues to consume the memory and lives of millions every year. The immense sadness that results from it caused me a great deal of pondering my life and eventually, these words. “Okay, we’re
In today’s society, the *radical* idea of loving someone that is of a different skin color is unfortunately still glaring frowned upon, even in communities that claim to be accepting. This poem is about interracial love, its beauty and its pain. More specificially, it is about the pain that even those closest to you will
This poem was inspired by the days and weeks and months that I’ve felt my skin was a blanket, helping contain the warmth that my insecurities needed to thrive. I wrote this for anyone that, literally, doesn’t feel comfortable in their own skin. You are a being of absolute splendor. Never forget it. All Art
