A cherub or a fae (On Racism)
A cherub or a fae With bright blue eyes Sticky fingers And a mysterious color smeared around their mouth Asked … Continue Reading A cherub or a fae (On Racism)
Rain and Summer
To the Anniversary. July This is an art poem A poem about art As all poems actually are August Love … Continue Reading Rain and Summer
Once the earth is tilled
And the seeds are planted
And she can see her truth
She realizes in the moment
There is joy here
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Try
"I knew your old voice
Before the hurt
Before the pain
Before the thorns
Before the lessons
I loved you then
I like you more now"
Naliaka.O
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History
There are some of us who can touch our history with our fingertips. Running our hands over once smooth skin … Continue Reading History
Space
I have enough space in me Space for love Space for intelligence Space for fun Space for sadness Space to … Continue Reading Space
two pairs
"I want people to feel about me
Like they do when they buy a second pair
Of the same shoe
Once is not enough
Similar is not quite there
Two will have to do"
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Insecurity
I adopted people’s words of loathing and took them home with me I nurtured all the sad because I took … Continue Reading Insecurity
Words
If words are like paint then I would like to paint people in gold and red and orange and purple, … Continue Reading Words
Cyclically
Cyclically I came to see The sadness that lived inside of me How much a part of it was i … Continue Reading Cyclically
Woollen
I was first aware Of my strange woollen hair When my mother twisted it into three puffs When colorful ribbons … Continue Reading Woollen
Sticky-Fingers
Friend i saw your eyes gleam when you saw my food Sticky fingers i let you try some and now … Continue Reading Sticky-Fingers
Everywhere
Old friend, I see you everywhere. For 40 minutes, I rode the bus opposite you today Yesterday, you and I … Continue Reading Everywhere
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