Bloom

Bloom

Wrapped like a rose A cracked moon My ignorance hurts Glittering in the black Creating beautiful searches Wiley Duncanson Thomas Sherald “Powerful, beautiful, Black woman” We’ve always been here These petals Reflections Contra- to your diction...
This Free

This Free

When you are poured into. It’s okay to say this tastes good. It’s okay to be powerful. It’s okay to know it is so. Everything you did is something you will pay for. Know that. And keep going forward into the “this way” and...
Bloom

Eruption

Underneath idiosyncracy i find something pure An unadulterated sign of life So whole it rages with joy Inside awkwardness i find, capitalized A hope of connection and forgiveness My own And in a world connected To me in my skin And in my spiritual growth There’s...
Remember

Remember

When the blessing is work The pain Oh, the pain An exquisite hurt Like cold toes due to Christmastime Pulled curls For the perfect updo When the blessing is work It only seems nefarious A hit of peppermint Never without the pepper When the blessing is work It burns a...
Black Poetry Day

Black Poetry Day

On both my little bro’s birthday AND Black Poetry Day! Wholly I pray you whole I wish you happy I hope in your completeness Chew on the fatness of your own Because you own All that can not be taken from you A million miles A million thoughts A moment...