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She loved me before I was me she loved me before i was baby-soft skin and a gummy smile. a fresh slate–a bundle of joy before my tear- stained face. what if she grows to hate me like everyone else? i’m not perfect– you can count the cracks. one day, she’ll tally them upand throw [...]
Happy World Poetry Day! Thank you poetry for giving me a voice. Poetry has a special place in my heart because it gives a glimpse into someone's heart and soul. And even the most harrowing or dark poems are starkly beautiful in their rawness. When I think of poetry - I think of peeling back [...]
The Early Nineties a cracked yolk split between her thighs. she rushed to clean up her shame. yellow stained her hands;yellow stained her child, who was born in a world designed to hate. she pushed the drapes to the side–sunlight filtering through the cracks. dawn announced itself with flamboyance–hints of cinnabar and smoky quartz–and she [...]
Helen of Troy i pity you, a helen without a troy to destroy. no ships to set sail, no men to curse your name. oh, helen, without atroy to destroy you cave–inwards. your walls crumble.every lie you spun betweenyour hands falls apart. flowers once blossomed between your palms but now all youcan conjure is dust.you [...]
There’s this expectation of me that I can’t seem to shake. I know I can’t control the narratives others perceive of me but it’s the me that they prefer that makes me want to scream. The happy one. The smiley one. If I’m not happy - then something has to be wrong. Are we not [...]