I let you wear me around like a cloak I saw myself in you so my insecurities became invisible And I felt that you wore me better than I could ever do You walked all over me like a runway And when I tried to get up and turn it around I realized projection was… Read More Role Play

How many conversations have you had in your life with a man? A potential boo if you will. Take a few minutes to think about how many men have talked to you…and how many have spoken to you. How many of those men listened to your words and noticed if you draw out your vowels… Read More Talk Is Cheap

What a black man did for my heart He first showed me that I had one  I was knew to the concept of feelings and  With him…no moment was a sad one  We laughed til Our ribs ached  We sat down for meals together  He showed me the concept of a man making sure there were… Read More Black Love: What A Black Man Did For My Heart

Ever sit up and make yourself miserable with thoughts of coulda, shoulda, woulda? Yeah I know ,me too. I think as women we always wonder why and what if when it comes to failed relationships. Word of advice my babies, who cares?  The best thing you can do after a situation ends is EVACUATE the… Read More Make Room:You are Enough 

In half  Or partially whole  Adorned in its beautiful wrapper accompanied by its given name  A broken crayon still colors all the same  If I were going to paint a portrait  It would come out beautiful even if all the colors ran together to create a new hue  If I were going to describe a… Read More Rose Art

Low life on a higher ground  Thoughts being lifted , I saw angels carrying my ideas around And I knew what enlightenment felt like I tasted the sky and felt alive again  I felt sun rays  I was warm  I was baked in a new skin  That was made to be entirely whole  I was… Read More Higher Learning

   Shared my body with you but i…I can’t pick your face out of a crowd. Because I picked your name out of a line up. Call logs full of area codes I’ll never visit again. I’m not ashamed. Needs are made to be met.  All too often men are praised for their conquests and… Read More Private Party: I found Solace In Myself

Aubrey Michelle , you guys will become familiar with that name. That’s my daughter, my baby , my twin, my biggest surprise and greatest blessing. Aubrey is a sassy, funny, crazy, over dramatic ,very intelligent Threenager. No matter how many times we go through the motions, I’ll take a bullet and shoot one for her.… Read More Three Important Things I Have Learned From My Three Year Old

In the words of Ntozake Shange… Somebody almost walked off with all of my stuff.  I almost lost me guys. No I wasn’t dying , but the me that I am today…she almost didn’t make it. She almost let a man that she trusted too much , walk away with the best parts of her.… Read More To The Man Who Has My Stuff: You Can Keep It.

“Shoulda never let you hit it, I split it with you ”  One thing to know about me is I’m a mom before all things. But….my route to motherhood was the road so frequently traveled. To put it simply, i let a man talk me out of my most precious gift. I was young, naive… Read More How I Let A Man Who Didn’t Love Me, Teach Me About Love