When new life enters the world through blood and pain and screams of the mother, The baby screams and cries, letting the world know, “I am here, I am strong and I made it.” I was silent for too long- but now I’m screaming. I am still here. I have survived. My tears are of...

I can’t handle quiet Then I gotta face my thoughts. I need the noise to avoid- Heal me with a storm; Rescue me in a hurricane. I was taught to keep the peace And then I realized I carried the war inside me- Every day is an execution. The gallows are never empty. Mourning is...

I have to sit with my pain, The only way out is through. You read a portion of my book And thought you had it But you missed it- It’s not my job to explain Or beg for basic human rights Like please don’t pull a gun on me- Please don’t slam my head on...

You know, I tried dating apps, Suddenly I was translated into every man’s Fantasy- Pretty face, Empty heart- Perfect target- Use it to decorate my mantle- New center piece- I’m more than a fantasy, More then a means by which You wish To get off Making me every promise To get between my legs And...

I can’t peal my skin off I can’t kill my trauma cells I can’t calm my atoms It’s a frenzy looking for Agape love It’s a constant ache- An ever-present tug That an emptiness is here, Demanding to be filled. I used my hands to make my own pride Manifest- But in the taking, I...