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I am a Black Christian woman navigating life a day at a time. Here's to feeling the fear and doing it anyway.

Perfectly Imperfect SJ

I am a Black Christian woman navigating life a day at a time. Here's to feeling the fear and doing it anyway.

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25/10/2026
In Loving You, I Was Loving Me
07/10/2026
Somewhere Between Your Life and Mine
24/08/2026
It Was Always You
17/08/2026
A Love I Could Not Keep
31/08/2022
Weaponising Me
23/10/2021
Not Sure Yet
25/09/2021
Compressed Thoughts
14/08/2021
Deja Vu
05/06/2021
The Beauty I Behold
22/05/2021
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One Day at a Time

samara.johnson By samara.johnson
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1 Min Read

I feel like my heart is caving in on itself It’s so hard to breathe What’s going to happen now? Is there a chapter after this one? I am at such a loss I don’t even know what to do anymore No longer certain and steadfast We are just…

Poetry
20/02/2018

Growth

samara.johnson By samara.johnson
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1 Min Read

So tight So close I cannot breathe So uncomfortable I want to run But I cannot move I want to leave this place But my body remains stuck So hard to keep a smile on my face So hard to keep this positive demeanour I just want to escape I don’t like…

Poetry
20/02/2018

You

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1 Min Read

Hearing that you don’t know who I am anymore hurts my heart I am still trying to discover who I am. Just please be patient

Poetry
20/02/2018

Empty My Soul

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3 Min Read

So much going on inside me My mind fraught with a myriad of thoughts I try to breathe, still my body, my mind, my soul I try to let go Cannot even begin to make sense of my thought process So overwhelmed, the feeling of being really alone encapsulating…

Poetry
20/02/2018

Lesson Number

samara.johnson By samara.johnson
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2 Min Read

Pain. Darkness. Regret. All these things I feel after doing the deed. No matter how many times I make the same mistake. I am never prepared for the deep hurt I cause myself. Tears come to my eyes. A tightness in my chest. All I want is to curl up in a…

Poetry
20/02/2018

Roller-Coaster

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4 Min Read

You came into my life like a breath of fresh air, You scared me and enticed me both at the same time. You were different, new, somewhat unpredictable, My complete opposite. I like routine, stability and familiarity, You held not one of these attributes,…

Poetry
20/02/2018

Are We Truly Alone?

samara.johnson By samara.johnson
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1 Min Read

My heart beats faster, I start to sweat; I clench my hands wishing someone were here to hold them. I have flashbacks, shocks me to my core; suddenly I am scared, I tremble at the thought of it. No one knows the storm going on within my mind, stuck on…

Poetry
20/02/2018

Real Beauty

samara.johnson By samara.johnson
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3 Min Read

What is beauty? I don’t mean what magazines and social media class as beauty, I mean real inner-beauty? The beauty that’s transcendental. Timeless… I have had so many times when I have looked in the mirror and thought “I am so ugly” “I am so fat” and the…

Real Talk
20/02/2018

Shivers

samara.johnson By samara.johnson
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2 Min Read

Dark chocolate brown eyes, staring back at me Full of intense love and passion; Strong toned arms, holding me close Heartbeats in sync; Curly short stubble on his chin Gently scratching my face as he sleeps; His tight body, tense and strong As we ride…

Poetry
20/02/2018

LOST

samara.johnson By samara.johnson
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3 Min Read

My head is a jumble of thoughts, good, bad and ugly I don’t know which way to turn or where to go No one to turn to, all alone I want someone there to tell me everything is gonna be okay But every time I put my faith in someone I am disappointed  …

Poetry
20/02/2018
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