I know I’m not much I’m insecure I’m overdramatic and self-absorbed I care too much about the little things and not enough about the big I’m picky with my time I’m closed off and guarded I’m too open and raw But for some reason, you stay You stay to deal with the moodiness You stay to deal with the tears and frustrations You stay to … Continue reading Valentine’s Day Poem
Although we were stripped of our culture And stolen from our land Even when they called us worthless And forced us into slavery And for years how we’ve known nothing but pain And how we cried to the heavens for mercy And longed for the sweetness of freedom How our blood stained fields of white cotton When they saw us as weak And beat our … Continue reading Beautiful Blackness
“Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all…the way,” the dark-skinned woman spoke, bat dragging behind her, blood dripping onto the festive snowman rug that was laid out on the wooden floor. The Christmas tree was lit up, red, green, blue, and white lights shining from the windows, giving a pleasant, warm feeling to anyone who walked past the two-story home. “I never knew just how…pretty you … Continue reading JINGLE BELLS
The Scroll 