Letter to My Future Self
VOX ATL
October 3, 2016
I am so thankful that you take care of yourself every single day. I am so honored to become you. The most powerful thing you
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I am so thankful that you take care of yourself every single day. I am so honored to become you. The most powerful thing you
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Got my hands up while you got a bulletproof vest./From the way you were shooting, I’d think I’d had an X on my chest.
The way rhythms and good vibes coincide through the bass in your headphones is all for you./
Guitar riffs and lyricists, sneakers and ballet
This year we have been challenged by acts of hatred and revenge. As a country, we have yet to see the beauty in our diversity
All I know is that last weekend I was pulled over/
For walking too fast down the sidewalk.
“Where you going, black Muslim
As everyone is hopping onto the “Hamilton” bandwagon, people must not forget the magnificence of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s first notable work, “In the Heights,” which won
You will graduate from college. You will find a balance between being young and a parent to your siblings. I love you. You are truly
I am girl/and girl does not mean/“Sexualize me”/“Pry me apart”/“Look me up and down.”
Lacquered acrylics fix beneath silk/Constricting around cranium/
Sustaining the days’ style, for the morning/I lay my head upon my pillow
Resting my eyes/And
I had the most fun time creating the music video for 18-year-old Jayla Darden’s “That’s Just Life.” Nine Atlanta teens worked together to create this