This endless sea of days, Looms large in my gaze. Undeniably forbidden, I try to make plans unbidden. Not by law or legislation, This treachery speaks of social defamation, The question “Are you free?” Is answered, “What else could I be?” And yet, by wish or luck, We decide to run amok, Adhere to social… Read on
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Stuck Inside What is it like to stay up all night? To be alone before your family comes home, What was it like before this pandemic took flight? I would’ve lost this bet easily, Never to think we’d be back to sharing a bathroom so equally, Or cleaning everything else so frequently. Remember when going… Read on
Dear Coach, I don’t even know your name, But on that day, you told me to change, It was hot inside the gym that day, Sweaty bodies running without delay, Like the boys before me, I shed my shirt, But unlike them, you picked me to hurt. With barely a second thought, you yelled to… Read on
VOX ATL's Christina Norris delivers a poem that captures the current mental state of some of her peers. Read on
I Am Black Afrikan American, and nothing will change that Kinky coils in my hair, black and sometimes nappy Brown skin, chocolate charm, dark and happy My name is Zakai That starts with a Z I chiropractic crack all those stereotypes of me This ebony ingenuity was never new ya see Why, this is the… Read on
VOX ATL's Zakai Beck aka Zakai X delivers a new series of poetry inspired by being quarantined. Read on
