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    • Ode to Mothers on Mother’s Day
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      Ode to Mothers on Mother’s Day

      Truly I tell you Motherhood has to be the single most hardest, yet rewarding roles undertaken. I’m no Mother, but I am arguably a fruit…

    • Melanin in this Skin

      Melanin in this Skin

      Do you know what it’s like to have melanin in your skin? To be degraded and labelled as “less than”? To be sidelined, bullied and…

    • To Be Loved

      To Be Loved

      What a funny notion it is, to be loved What an interesting notion it is, to be loved What a fanatical notion it is, to…

    • How You Make Me Feel

      How You Make Me Feel

      My favourite thing about you is definitely your smile and second is your laugh – what a blesséd sound To be able to look at…

    • Scent

      Scent

      Your Scent Lingers on my pillow Takes me back To a sacred place Your Scent My body, it hungers for Leaning over once more I…

    • He Gave Me Life

      He Gave Me Life

      Sorrow, misery, hurt and despair Is this all that life has to offer? Dead ends, rejection and doors slammed in my face Again and again,…

    • Once Dormant, Now Active
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      Once Dormant, Now Active

      Writing A skill she mastered like the back of her hand She wrote so freely, so confidently, so fiercely Life took a turn Doubt creeped…

    • Poetry

      Poetry

      Darkness and pain Give way to the beauty of poetry I am the beauty for ashes Approaching in flashes My truth it crashes On the…

    • Spirit

      Spirit

      Awaking this morning Something off kilter Waves in and out My spirit off centre Where are you now? Cannot quite pin my finger on it…

    • Stepping Out

      Stepping Out

      Being called on a mission God drawing me forth Accepting the blessing Yet disappearing as I don’t know my worth Words on my heart Put…