What Does It Mean To Be Happy?

What does it mean to be happy? It gets old, you know. Trying to fill voids with materialistic things. Or constantly surrounding yourself around people who “make you happy”. Maybe you abuse substances to give you the illusion you’re on a high. Or you’re who we are all striving to be; you’re truly happy.    What does it mean to be happy? One would say to be filled with hope for tomorrow. To be satisfied or content. If we’re being honest, happiness is different among us all. I’m happiest when there’s no smile on my face. Just a girl standing in

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He Obliged To The Renewing Of His Mind

As he looked upon himself in the mirror, he smiled joyfully. Filled with the admiration of self and clear knowledge of what was next. He didn’t dwell on his mistakes but rather rejoiced in the fact that the faults of his past did not determine his future. He murmured a sweet song in his head “You’re too faithful to fail

Sweet Forbidden Fruit

Struggling With Sin? He thought escaping purgatory would be a one-time thing. But somehow he is being sucked in again. Too religious to say being in the world is fun. So he lies about his struggles with the things he should have never begun. He is not sure if he wants to leave the darkness alone. Cause he has been hiding

African American culture has a high value for christianity.

Well Done Good & Faithful Servant

What if I’ve lost my faith? Lost in the guilt of your past  Trapped in bondage  Loss of faith  Confused on whether you’re enough  Waking up to the voices of every past sin  Screaming for God to bring you to pass because you can’t seem to believe in your purpose  You don’t understand why  So you ask God  But you’re

Black History Month is February

Look What God Has Done

What does it mean to be black? A question that swarms many minds. The simple answer is there’s no real answer, but in reality, that’s been our greatest demise. Told our blackness must align with a specific caricature that makes the masses comfortable with our existence. Only to fall prey to this divisive game of Willie Lynch’s cynicism.   What

Breast Cancer Awareness

Power In The Pink Bow

As a little girl, I ate, prayed, and loved pink. I desired pink highlights in my hair. Pink heels to wear. Pink dresses to accompany everything. But the most important accessory I needed to complete my look was a large pink bow. However, at the age of 23, my favorite accessory has shifted to be a little alarming. It wasn’t

Who is Jezebel

Who Is Jezebel?

  Jezebel is what they call women who struggle with promiscuity  Her dedication to manipulation will leave you practicing witchcraft prematurely  Jezebel is not just filled with sexual immorality  Jezebel is filled with taking your purity  Not just in regards to lying down with one  But also lying to one to deceive one’s reality  Jezebel is the girl who tries

Escaping Purgatory…Finale

Tired of being halfway in is what I stated.  Scared shitless is what I meant.  Death has a tricky way of opening your eyes to things. Desperate for answers to, Why Me? Am I being punished for the sins I committed,  Or was I simply being dramatic?  We are all human beings living in a world filled with trials and

1,095 Days

She was tired of playing her traditional toxic games. Overwhelmed with the lies she constantly told to lure her prey. She knew it was time to retire when she started to confuse birthdays. “Did you say yours was at the end of May” to the one with the same date of birth as she? Constantly having to remember which dress

Escaping Purgatory pt.2

I’ve gotten comfortable serving two Gods. Being okay with the emancipation of my religion due to the disposition my bishop put me in.  The church is tainted with lies. My smile is tainted with sin. Where do I begin?   I’m only halfway in.   Hiding behind the facade of good when deep down idolizing the creation of man. Not