Born and raised in Aurora, Illinois. Even as a child I've always had a love for words. Through words I have found a voice of expression which aids me in dealing with the world around me. In each poem that I birth there is a piece of my journey in discovering who I am. As a lesbian of color, like many others, my life is not immune to society’s cruel and brutal reality. I’ve used words to heal myself, to allow myself strength and compassion. My hope is someone will use my words as a guide to give them the same.
“Here I bear my naked soul; I promise nothing and expect nothing but the same.”
and I came to understand
She is love
and there is some essential beauty in wanting her
wanting to linger in her laughter
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My days bend and curve
exposed by time
shouldering burdens
rethinking regret
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I sigh in that quiet strength
Lean against a wall of fear
And accept the death of innocence
In you I see faith
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He found redemption
danced with the devil
got lost in frustration
from the pain in his heart and
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Her voice poured through the space between us
then reached in
and something inside me came undone
she’d found a piece of me
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