It has taken me a long time to realize that true joy comes from withinYou can’t count on getting your joy from a spouse, a relative or a friendYou have to begin to love the person you see staring back in the mirrorBelieving that person is special, deserving not useless or inferior I can’t countContinue reading “My Joy”
Author Archives: My True Essence
I Don’t Know What You Are Used To…
I don’t know what you are used to but I’m sure I ain’t itI’m a keep it real black woman who is handling her shitHustling every day to take care of me and mineMaking it happen thru the good and the bad times I don’t know what you are used to but let me tellContinue reading “I Don’t Know What You Are Used To…”
101 Sex Positions – Sex Position Photography – The Sex eZine
101 Sex Positions – Sex Position Photography – The Sex eZine
It Ain’t Easy Being Me
No one has seen the things I’ve seen or has felt the pain I’ve feltPain that cut so hard and deep, deeper than any masters’ beltNo one has cried and shed all of the many tears I’ve shedTears of grief, sorrow, shame and even tears of dread No one no matter how strong can walkContinue reading “It Ain’t Easy Being Me”
Kelly Price, Marsha Ambrosius, Jill Scott & Ledisi — Four Women – Black…
What Happened To Us
At the Beginning… We metWe had an undeniable chemistryWe kissed, danced, sexedWe fell in loveYou completed meYou made me wholeYou loved me like no otherYou touched my soulYou invaded me mindYou took control of thoughts Then . . . You hurt meYou lied, cheated, deceived You broke meYou shattered my heartYou made question whyYou madeContinue reading “What Happened To Us”
somebody almost walked off wid alla my stuff by ntozake shange
somebody almost walked off wid alla my stuff not my poems or a dance i gave up in the street but somebody almost walked off wid alla my stuff like a kleptomaniac workin hard & forgettin while stealin this is mine/this aint yr stuff/ now why don’t you put me back & let me hang outContinue reading “somebody almost walked off wid alla my stuff by ntozake shange”
Fire & Rain by Ntozake Shange
one thing i dont needis any more apologiesi got sorry greetin me at my front dooryou can keep yrsi dont know what to do wit emthey dont open doorsor bring the sun backthey dont make me happyor get a mornin paperdidnt nobody stop usin my tears to wash carscuz a sorry i am simply tiredofContinue reading “Fire & Rain by Ntozake Shange”
Survival for Our Youth
In order to survive in this world, we all have to roll up our sleeves and fightFight to be equal and successful, to live in peace and harmony, it’s our rightWe as a community need to teach this new generation to step up and speak outBeing happy, living the American Dream, that’s what it’s allContinue reading “Survival for Our Youth”
My True Essence 