What do my eyes like to see What does my body like to feel What sparks interest What sets my heart on fire Intelligence is sexy, Intelligence sets my mind alight Shikamaru gets me to sit up Whilst others leave me bored Intelligence that shares Intelligence that is kind Intelligence that is open That does …
Category: Poetry
My Secret World
On the outside I am calm Still waters am I On the inside a beat plays Shark tale below the surface If I don’t show you you’ll never know My secret world, my own domain I dance alone, I dance as a duet I dance wildly, I dance freely That is …
Dancing in the Twilight
When darkness is around, When the world is quiet I slip them on I spring from my bed I am free for a moment I have to be on my feet The rhythm starts The melody plays Before I know it my hips sway My head bobs along My arms flail about …
Not Alone
In this place in this world Sitting alone in a purple room Hate coming from all angles In the eyes of others, It is wrong to be Black They don’t want my Blackness In the eyes of others It is wrong to be a woman They don’t want my femininity But in …
Warrior Princess Kwi
“You can’t be strong” But I am strong. Where I lack, I build And where I excel, I refine “To be feminine is a weakness” Why? Pink does not sap strength Kindness does not deplete muscles Dresses do not shrink the brain “Black is not feminine” How? My grandmother, my Tate Her skin …
To Be Black…
Brown eyes, brown hair, brown skin From head to toe, brown My hair reaches for the heavens My eyes reflect galaxies My skin is rich and never the same Summer and winter, the shades interchange My mouth holds two tongues The one of home, the one of necessity My lips hold …
Suspended in the Air
Floating in the air Holding on to nothing You travel to worlds unknown Touching nothing but dust What do you see? What do you feel? Do you see? Do you feel? You are calm in a sea of chaos The hustle doesn’t touch you The bustle doesn’t either You are free, unbothered by …
Peace in Loneliness
The quiet whirl of the machine The tap tapping of my fingers The humming of my mind The soft breaths in~~ and out~ of my nose The solid walls encasing me The freedom to be myself and I within The creaking as the house shifts The comfort it brings instead of fear …
Duality Within and Without
Connected and yet disconnected A part of two lands Returning home as a stranger Returning home out of place Losing your tongue feeling out of place, a traitor Gaining a tongue feeling accomplished, accepted, a traitor Part of a tree with roots and branches stretching far and wide Joining another tree, creating …
Afro’d Out
Slowly you make your journey You are not to be rushed! Your journey is your own A crown, you stand on top A crown you gleam in oil and butter A crown you tell of our past heritage A breeze passes through you and is blessed The scents of the forest The scents …
Giftie Speaks 