don’t spread your wings stay a while don’t fly away i love your smile i’ll writhe and scream if you take that flight if you leave, i won’t write gone you go, but it won’t be long soon i’ll hear your comeback song no matter how far you go, you’ll feel my wrath you plus […]
Read more "Misery"It’s getting cold. They’re getting bold(er). Passing out smarmy smiles and laughable smolders Meet eyes and hold Shoot your shot is what they’re told To tell him off or give the cold shoulder? But a little attention amounts to (fool’s) gold He knows that is all it takes, so monkey lines are doled Longing for […]
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Is it wrong To want to be surrounded by melanin Drowned in an ocean of blackness To be so happy that you don’t even Want to reach the surface To see yourself echoed in everything To feel your life truly begin Is that too much to ask for I think not I’m not asking […]
Happy Monday, y’all! Please give the poet some love via A Request — MikiAshanti
Read more "A Request — MikiAshanti (a poetry share/repost)"a shy smile a quick glance stood up and took a chance a returned smile stayed awhile didn’t play numerics exchanged didn’t hesitate more calls than texts almost never too busy for your new missy in less than a week I see you again questions asked answers received no nut allergy but can’t do meals […]
Read more "Budding: a poetry share"My big sister said she wants to be more like me. A bigger voice. A taller presence. Sis, don’t discount what it took to get me here. And don’t write off the agony you endured being completely broken down only to be rebuilt to his exact likings. Not to compare or put levels on life’s […]
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