y’all think God would take me to heaven tonight? and keep me safe for a week? and then let me back down. do y’all think God would do my greedy… Read on
Tag Archives: VOX Teen Poetry
I feel like that box cutter has legs It moved from pocket to nightstand yesterday I’ll take it back to work tomorrow Yesterday my chest felt like anchors And there… Read on
If my math is correct then if I write a thousand poems in my head the moment I think about killing myself then the thought cancels out. this is an… Read on
ain’t no music in the grave but the rattlin of bones the resonance of moans the silence. ain’t no films in the bottom of the lake no black woman tears… Read on
I walk into the place that I used to call home Embracing my mother for the first time in forever But the love doesn’t feel the same Even though she… Read on
P-r-i-d-e The only thing I’ve seen Besides lost dreams that can shrivel up like sweat drops Heart stops from slanged rocks Because growing up in a bricked jungle is the… Read on