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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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Dependant on Your Love

samara.johnson By samara.johnson
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I am depending on love   Not the fickle, on-off type of love Not the “I hate you today, love you tomorrow” type Not the “dependant on my mood” type of love Not the fair-weather type   I am depending on love   Not…

Poetry
04/12/2018

Back to Your Heart

samara.johnson By samara.johnson
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1 Min Read

Inevitable loss of direction Overwhelming feeling of rejection End-of-tether reaching Out of options     Fatigue so palpable Agony undeniable Weary beyond belief     Words given to me Lost in translation In concrete jungle, lost…

Poetry
29/11/2018

River

samara.johnson By samara.johnson
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The urge to let Red River flow Overwhelms me Sharp, silver release The pressure no more   Comes and goes the feeling Forever constant the idea Push and pull my faith Steadfast my redeemer   Self-destructive human beings are we

Poetry
24/07/2018

My Journey

samara.johnson By samara.johnson
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Where is my life heading? The ever present question   Gazing out at the city streets down below I wonder   Unsettling tightness in my chest Unease encroaching like clouds on a rainy day   My body uncomfortable with the need to move Bigger,…

Poetry
07/07/2018

Less of Me

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Why today is so hard I don’t know   Feeling this way is not a preference nor is it intentional Showing on my face, so evident to everyone on the outside looking in   The smile painted upon my face Goes to such heights, but to my eyes it…

Poetry
30/05/2018

Beautifully Broken

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Only You can fix me up Only You can make me whole Only You speak to my soul Only You   May I be broken So You can fix me May I be lost So You can find me   Rip me apart Burn me asunder Break me down Drown me in Your light   […]

Poetry
29/05/2018

Soul Saved

samara.johnson By samara.johnson
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It’s funny how the only way to let go is to get your heart broken   You allowed my heart to be broken, so that You could save my soul   You saw a light within me A hope for my future A calling on my life Purpose all-consuming   A…

Poetry
21/05/2018

Laughter

samara.johnson By samara.johnson
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Whenever I meet new people I am always asked this question: “Why are you laughing? What’s funny? Are you laughing at me?”   I roll my eyes as you obviously don’t get it It’s not because I have a simple sense of humour…

Poetry
21/05/2018

Ode to You

samara.johnson By samara.johnson
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The abyss of the ocean, expanse of the sky Sweet love to my heart, so overwhelming I cry The biggest sacrifice of worth, determined the course of my existence The endless love of God, consistent in His persistence No more distance

Poetry
20/05/2018

Breathe

samara.johnson By samara.johnson
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Chest constricting Lungs burning Head pounding Tears streaming   I forget to breathe   Out of my mind Feeling silly Try to shake it off Suppress the overwhelming release   Please breathe   Breaths shallow Body weak Vision blurred…

Poetry
14/05/2018
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