I am a work of art Each brushstroke created with poise and precision My color a golden dark bronze, That dances in the right light A shade not easily replicated…

My heart isn’t broken Your betrayal did not leave me HEARTSICK DOLEFUL Or CRUSHED I am not VULNERABLE or ASHAMED Because your love was conditional And she was always your…

Trust like a speck of dust Blown by the wind you blew I gave credence to you Believed in your every word Loyal to your love But you were steadfast…

I want to be in love Feel the warmness in my cheeks The butterflies in my stomach To feel that rush I want to be looked at with adoration and…

Like Langston Hughes I dream a world But wake up in inequality The unfair treatment of my brothers and sisters The bias of others The privilege and the misfortune I…

I fear joy The pure bliss and ecstasy of life Sadness has held me captive for so long I fear I no longer understand the feeling of contentment Survival has…

My brain is empty No thoughts No emotions Just Empty No longer is the anguish of back and forth No longer is the hatred at the self No longer are…