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…
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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…
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…
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…
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.