The Missing Piece 

I have a need  Not sexual  But emotional   I have a need   But not a need  But a Longing   Like a siren’s song  Its Alluring, addictive  It washes over me  …

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The Rabbit Hole

Just as Alice, she fell into the alluring hole Just as Alice, she fell But didn't really fall Just as Alice, things flew past her But not Alice things No,…

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How?

To the greats before me Langston Hughes (I, Too) Georgia Douglas Johnson (When I Rise Up) Martin Luther King (I have a Dream) I have but one question “How?” “How…

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Why I Write  

I write for those who can't   I write for those to scared   Backed into a corner  I write for those without a voice   Muted  I write for those who see…

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My pain

Each tear Is a word Each trail they take A sentence Each heart throb A stanza Each choked cry A metaphor Each shaky breath Parallelism And each breakdown A work…

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Avoidance   

The parts of me that I try to avoid     Are the parts that show up the most   Completely unavoidable and unintentional   My impulsivity, my black and white thinking, my trauma  …

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Voice

My voice sounds like nails on glass  High pitched, Shattered and broken   My voice sounds like a broken record   Constantly repeating and never being heard  My voice sounds like falling…

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