2017-03-18 23:05
mom im pissed off you thought psychotic
it was a misunderstanding
deep inside me I miss you
claw meaty deep reds and relenting flesh gnashed
raked over and brushed through these coconut oil… Read More
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A getaway spot for rebels, runaways, and readers. This blog delivers high quality short fictions and poems that feature underrepresented characters (e.g. women, Black, queer). Stop in for a rest.
2017-03-17 15:00
opponents have failed to overtake
playground shawty
Wimbledon woman
best tennis player to smash the game
meaning domination is
Williams
meaning gilded
built from greatness
twirl and repeat… Read More
2017-03-15 15:00
power
control precision strength
plug corded and connected
ready for another bout
decide later
come battle in the box
lockhead with open lovers
out of the box
or closet rather fall out
or… Read More
2017-03-13 15:00
put my children on the land
my children will blossom
and feed this land
and care for people
and be plenty
During the Black History Month and beyond (cuz face it, every month deserves Blac… Read More
2017-03-10 16:00
shopping at whole grains
yeah ya boy so grown
countin since outta school
pick a new remote
go to health clubs
buy you those pants guh
cuz we made it
me and you made it
except I didn’t… Read More
2017-03-08 15:00
Stay away from this coastline
keep your hands off my family
and your doctrines from the young ones
go back to your pit
infection does not bode well here
ministers are hereby quarantined
a pr… Read More
2017-03-06 15:00
love comes and goes
vivacious because they stamped me
told me to die
I laughed louder
Grew stronger
inside
audience’s address
points towards home
During the Official Black History Mont… Read More
2017-03-03 15:00
trailblazers and first-timers
set the bar high
we’ll climb higher
dodge, think, fight
over the moon
grit and growl
heros of today and forever
ours’ for experience
During the Offi… Read More
2017-03-01 13:00
swirling mass being squeezed on one side
plus the other, and on arrival,
on the topside until the
congalmorate comes
pulsing out
amateur crime scene investigation –
enhnced techniques… Read More
2017-02-28 13:00
Know thyself
my people, know thyself
my siblings, know thy history
cherish your sacred weapon
minds of havoc
challenge
that which binds us animal
haters of our own existence
Know ye not our… Read More
2017-02-27 13:00
Back seat still a seat to me
‘Long as my back not beat
Be easy
Baby I’m Bayard
Best seat on the right hand side
Best believe nothing
burns like my fire
Toe tap and blow back but… Read More
2017-02-26 13:00
hovering in a crossroads
uncertainty giving lift to conditioned bodies
shall we not fly?
mother oaks humming over offspring
shady comforts
bronze and iron findings along fragrant trails
wher… Read More
2017-02-26 02:43
a house
respect
freedom
hassel-less travel
having asked
serious
uptight in public.
not even cautious just
classist
can I go on
skipping visits
meet at pinkie’s
gaoler buz… Read More
2017-02-25 13:00
matchless beauty
history so strong cord folded over seven times
character so rich Solomon seeks wisdom
supernova smiles
feet crossed terrains flat and rocky
blues and browns and reds and yel… Read More
2017-02-24 13:00
at a loss for words
how do I even say
queer-forced-to-be-here
oh
like that
didn’t work
hang with me
hopefully it won’t be
awkward Read More
2017-02-23 13:00
will secrets
I grant you the gift of knowing
hello world
feather brushed lives
paint splattered monikers
beaming Read More
2017-02-23 02:51
But I came back to you, blog
I came back to you
My friendships go rotten
because I
let them sit too long,
like on this blog
sorry i haven’t doted on you like i planned
i miss pings
m… Read More
2017-02-04 18:01
America’s Avenger
Scattered fleets
burnt grain
heeded his calling
“onward!”
Cleared streets
broke chains
amassed a following
“slaughter!”
Any planter
or French… Read More
2017-02-03 21:45
lights cracklin’ down
sails burning
smoke sifts its way to Chukwu
she’s pleased
lifeless captors
trampled in confusion
mutiny
plead for mercy
mother water will receive her own
pl… Read More
2017-02-03 17:56
faced with the tyranny of enslavement
some people fled North
others further South
some walked Across the Atlantic
rather than live under the heels of devils
still some scanned the clouds
loc… Read More
2017-01-26 14:30
Orchestrated collapse
Ash dusted rooftops give in to their own weight
Sirens blare
The town trembles
Could this be?
Fortified wall, barricaded entryways
most secure in the realm
leveled like… Read More
2017-01-26 13:45
A dream lingers, pictures flash across the screen of your mind:
Now write.
Never mind the voice clamouring over
wordflow or anxious thoughts crowding creativity.
Cast away doubt.
Redirect at… Read More
2017-01-19 13:31
Woke up overworked and started on my way
Laid down my burdens down by the riverside
Strectched myself deep and wide
like a fountain’s flow
I’ve broken my yoke
Unfastened my chai… Read More
2017-01-16 16:49
via Daily Prompt: Marathon
The people of Iran-Aya readied themselves for a week long celebration of the Ganwe chiefdom. During such gatherings, people gave thanks to their hosts as well as… Read More
2017-01-14 13:58
via Daily Prompt: Unseen
Unseen
Intruders have ravished our home
Stolen fine metals from heirloom chests
Burned photo albums
Soiled our gardens
once lush, dancing with a fervor of life
Intr… Read More
2017-01-14 03:04
Queer Africans in the diaspora are often overlooked or deemed “Westernized” and “unAfrican” as if one identity negates the other. Proud and happy for these young folk… Read More
2017-01-13 21:45
Cleopatra took care lacing her gladiator stilettos. Leather ringlets wrapped around the length of her leg snugly enough to keep her ankle braced. The shoes offered little in the way of physi… Read More
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