Growing up, most of us were taught not to question God — in the black culture anyway. So for years, I didn’t and it’s only been just recently that I broke…
Category: The Journey
You always take from me but rarely give back You subtract but never addYou divide but never multiply You run out on meAnd often not on my sideHere one moment,…
In Part 1 of Identity, I started off with the lyrics to Nina Simone’s song, Blackbird. A pretty depressing song but filled with so much insight into Nina’s identity and…
Why you wanna fly, Blackbird?You ain’t ever gonna flyNo place big enough for holdingAll the tears you’re gonna cryCause your mama’s name was “Lonely”And your daddy’s name was “Pain”And they…
I have a friend who harps on self-care. I honestly don’t think we ever get through an entire conversation without those two words being mentioned at least once. So what…
Today I woke up like…it’s Monday…again. Now there are two ways you can look at that. You can say, hey, I’m alive to see another Monday so no matter what…
Not too long ago I had this unsettling feeling that lasted about a week. I couldn’t seem to find my groove, my fire, my “umpth”. Now some of that could’ve…
So I was talking to a friend and the word “control” came up. She was walking me through an interaction she had with another friend and ended with, “that’s not…
I am me…you are you…what are the odds? How could this be? Can this be? I’m black, you’re white I’m ebony, you’re ivory I’m tall, you’re short I’m an introvert,…
Did you ever love me? The words that somberly came out of his mouth during one of our last conversations. The words I was shocked to hear and honestly didn’t…