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
Abused Girl
I will never forgive the black community on how you handled sexual abuse It’s disturbing how okay you are with violations just because they have a relation to you You acted as if you couldn’t fathom how R Kelly’s victims stayed so their stories were made out to be untrue But how many of you still go to the family
The Perversion of Sex
Sex was deemed a terrible act for many people at a young age. Those who were experienced sexually were shunned. While the cadence for those who didn’t were put on a pedal stool. The society we live in illustrates sex through the lenses of pornography, sugar babies, exotic dancers, and so many other avenues. This perpetuates a perverted depiction of
His Story vs Our Story
It’s easy to fall into the trap that our history is “slavery”. A construct that has lasted for hundreds of years. A construct that we are still fighting in the present day. A construct that was intentionally embedded into our brains, because when it became illegal for them to enslave us physically they created a mind game. A game that
Mad, Black, & Woman
Mad, Black, & Woman. How about we differentiate the three. Somehow you put these labels together and get a caricature that is untrue. By allowing these three words to become one label we are completely taking the validity out of why she’s mad, the fact she’s black, and the cherry on top being a woman is beyond a lot. So
Love & Lies
I lied when I said I loved you Not intentionally You see my love for you was more like lust that I couldn’t see Your touch deceived both you and me So now I’m in deceit Because how the fuck my soulmate become my enemy But when you lie with me And lie to me Its as if all common
Unfamiliar Face
You’ve seen this person a million times. You could recognize their voice a mile away. Their smile makes you feel safe. Yet they have an unfamiliar face. You’ve been at every event they’ve ever thrown and attended all of their milestones. You could outline every wrinkle on their forehead and you know all their imperfections. Yet they have an unfamiliar
Detriment of Misogyny
Misogyny is a dangerous ideology that flourishes in our world. The danger is most misogynists do not realize they are one. Misogyny is an unconscious ideology that both men and women have. It’s beyond a blatant hatred of women and can be hard to identify. However, misogyny is rooted in the logic that women are inferior to men. The following
My Black American Identity
My identity has been calculated into a falsity. Masked by a formality that my culture is “black”. If I come from a sadist who raped, tortured and mutilated me because I was that. My culture is technically the very opposite of “black”. They gave me Jesus to praise, the scraps of pigs to eat, shacks with no running water to
