by Crystal Jackson August 25, 2020 2 BY CRYSTAL JACKSON HOLY FIRE I Turned My Downward Spiral Into Words & Created A Whole New Life From My Wreckage BY CRYSTAL JACKSON You watched my descent. How I spiraled down, aflame, to new lows. The uncomfortable marriage everyone could see was wrong…
by Shavawn M. Berry September 4, 2019 3 By Shavawn M. Berry MIND RISE Out Of The Ashes, You Rise BY SHAVAWN M. BERRY “I sing the body electric. I celebrate the ‘me’ yet to come.” ~ [a song based on Whitman’s poem] You awaken…
by Billy Manas April 20, 2018 2 By Billy Manas POETIC JUSTICE America, Why Do You Beat Up On Your Poor? BY BILLY MANAS Why does America beat up on its poor? Its hardworking hungry, its workday whores And pitting the needy against the…
by Anaiya Sophia February 7, 2018 3 By Anaiya Sophia POETIC JUSTICE Rise With Me: Make Sure Our Voices Are Heard & Acted Upon BY ANAIYA SOPHIA This is my mark. This is what I stand for. This is what I am going to do and say With…
by Brigid Hopkins April 8, 2017 1 By Brigid Hopkins MOONS & STARS Stop Banging Your Head: Kill Your Old Beliefs & Choose A Life Undefined By Others To follow one’s bliss into the great abyss. There’s no thread that can guide you or tick tock that will find you. It asks only for your hand, lift your feet from the sands of anything familiar. Surrender.