When the dawn breaks, my dreams-they will fall And down will come reality, cradled in the long haul. For what I dream Is too much a far-fetched fantasy. Only things within my reach can withstand And reasoning that nothing ever goes as planned- But they…

If you hate yourself Give your love to someone else Ignore the temple housing your soul And trade for something shallow. A pocketful of coins Won’t buy a whole lot these days But put them in a wishing well And wish for the rest of…

Buckle up, bitches And get ready to ride You just might need stitches You best say goodbye. From what life has taught me Through my ins and my outs Jutting through the expanse to see To witness what it’s all about One minute I’m jovial…

There was a point in time When I used to despise myself Much to my own undoing I stripped away layers Unveiling my true self Assuming that I was loved for just that But who I was inside was never quite enough Concealed by the…

Of course I am smiling.  I define me. I am a prude that wears the red lipstick that people once considered rude if not on the lips of women with low discretion. We smile together now. Because we know it means freedom…and power. I am…

No one ever said learning to love yourself would be easy. It actually seems to me possibly the hardest thing I have ever done. That’s saying a lot from a rape survivor, someone who has placed two children for adoption, has been a victim of…