I always promise to love you one daywhen you’re small enoughor strongor made of more muscle than fat Every day I hold youthank youfor all the places we goand thenI squeeze poke prodhate youin the same breath that praised youseconds before i don’t know that you’ll everbe enoughto eradicate my ever-growing need toshrink you why can’t youContinue reading “A letter to my body”
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A letter to my mind
Why can’t you love me for whoI amInstead of who you wantme to be Will carrying yourdaily stressand surviving without the nutrientsI needever be enough All I want is to behealthy strongTo carry us to the highest mountainsand swim through the deepest seas Will you please show me around the worldtry new foods in Rome and new drugsin IbizaI promise toContinue reading “A letter to my mind”
An Artist’s Limerick
In a horrible,terrible,cruel twist of fateit appears I am bound to be happy. I am not a shrew,curmudgeon,or ingrate,but this news has me feeling quite bratty. You see I’ve built a lifebased on struggleand strife.I constructed these wallson my own. Now, hammer in hand, I see lines in the sand*from my past selvesthat I haveoutgrown.Continue reading “An Artist’s Limerick”
12:34
I believe in true lovein midnight snacksin indulging until our tummies bloatand we fall asleep, full of love and chocolateentangled in each other I believe in sleeping naked, skin-to-skinI want to feel your heartbeat and pressmy cold feet against your warmth I believe that wicked dreamskeep me up at nightbecause my brain is afraid to bealone in theContinue reading “12:34”
22.989
I come to this page with turmeric-stained fingers to reflect on my last 22.989 years, remembering the stories they tell me of myself. Like how I loved Coco the clown, who came to my first birthday, and my Aunt Lolly’s bird, who played with me all day until he bit me. As I reflect, IContinue reading “22.989”
The sweet sound of commercialized affection
It’s been a while! (and it’s gonna be a while longer) This week I have a banging’ playlist for you in light of the most trivial holiday in the world that is nearly upon us. Keep checking my IG stories for Black History Month facts and dope content from Black creators. New podcasts (and posts)Continue reading “The sweet sound of commercialized affection”
Keep dreaming
Do you ever take a moment to take a step back and think about how life can steer you off track? Because the person I am as I sit here and write would be unrecognizable to the person who tried to write songs and live life, the person who would fight for any and allContinue reading “Keep dreaming”
Honestly…
Honestly, I feel trapped between not knowing what to write, not wanting to write, and not knowing what people want to read. Honestly, A lot of what I say feels like sugar-coated bullshit. I just spew out words I think you all want to hear without thinking about whether it’s what I want to say.Continue reading “Honestly…”
the creative process
how can I write, inspire, create, when I’m not driven by sadness and hate? is it possible for me to say how I feel when saying ‘I’m happy’ feels so unreal? because contentment is a hell of a drug, but it isn’t like the other ones. the ones that leave you sad and down, feelingContinue reading “the creative process”
humanhumanehumanity
Isolation’s effects sit heavy on my chest, generalizing strangers and vilifying friends, sending me into a depressive state spiraling signaling virtues that never extend past advocacy. Stagnant social media activism offers the same bitter aftertaste as the injustices it supposedly opposes and when nothing improves aside from the number of humanitarian hashtags we bask inContinue reading “humanhumanehumanity”
All Who Ponder 