Popping pills. One after another; been doing so ever since we were children. Open bottle. Take one. Swallow. Drink. Pills haunt us, cure us, poison us. They save us and kill us. We trust them so much that we agree to let them end us. We get addicted to it. We… Read on
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My mother is a baker, a young, bubbly baker, Her and her twin sister skip down the paved roads. all the way to the grocery store only a couple quarters in her pocket. In a simple exchange, she places them on the counter and returns home with a box of Bisquick. Her eyes scan each… Read on
My arms shake and my heart races. Time swoops down from the sky, flaunting its feathers in front of my face It grazes my fingers as it flies. I reach up to grab its wings, to get a grasp on Time, however my fingers slip, I lose my grip And my skin starts to sting.… Read on
I lost myself for a moment in your eyes. And I can’t lie every moment with you has been bliss. But I miss the part of myself that was here before you were. The part that was sure of her dreams and how to chase them despite their uncertainty of her. Assured of who God… Read on
I said goodbye to my family, I said goodbye to my dog, I said goodbye to the home I once was a part of A house or a home a single place to stay, the perfect place to rest after a long and weary day It is time to build It is time to craft… Read on
For some time, I was ashamed of my own name. The length, the complexity It was all too much to explain. Many would call it peculiar. “Jesutomiwo, how strange,” they’d claim. Hints of disgust, always “Why so long,” they’d say Over time, The world’s comments got to me. Instead of embracing my identity, I suppressed… Read on