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Tag Archives: anger
My Skin Color was Born Privileged.
Many recently felt the insidious behaviors of an open, gashing universal sore. Acknowledging those visceral feels were and are so real. The ones that punch from afar; harnessed triggers of intimidation, manipulation, control, anger and threats. These are strategic distractions … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged abuse, anger, control, intimidation, manipulation, Native Americans, Presidential debates, Racism, Speak out, Systemic racial divide, threats, triggers, violence, vote
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I am not invisible.
I am not invisible word bullets shoot flames of branded symmetry rage screams shame with tears flesh smolders until I see what ghosts harbor in voices slammed to bruised wall keeping watch when bone scrapes against bone I am split heavy … Continue reading
Posted in Captured Moments, Let My Voice Be Heard, Poem and Prose
Tagged anger, Invisible, voices, word bullets
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When will the violence end?
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. Our nation is in a perverse rage against each other. Guns, violence, political lies, massacres, racial, sexual, religious and gender discrimination. … Continue reading
Posted in Let My Voice Be Heard
Tagged anger, change, confusion, death, discrimination, dream, guns and violence, justice, rage
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My anger is real and just.
Warning. I’m super grumpy. I almost dread what’ll come out of my mouth. Skimming through my newsfeed, I detest the catchy psycho-babble nonsense that’ll cure your [insert any label] in 10 quick easy tips!” All I hear is blah, blah, blah. … Continue reading
Posted in Captured Moments, Let My Voice Be Heard
Tagged anger, grumpy, psycho-babble, real
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Find the beauty within.
Lately, I’ve been feeling lost and confused in this space of not knowing what to do next. There is a deep ache and a pressure coupled with an unnerving restlessness. Sometimes it feels like I should be doing more, other … Continue reading
Posted in Let My Voice Be Heard
Tagged anger, confusion, connections, doubts, dreams, frustrations, individual journey, letting go, patiences, personal growth, spiritual growth, visions
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Racism: What it Means to Me.
There needs to be larger educational forums that can witness and really listen and syphon out the misconceptions, hostility, the generational tainted aberrations, the guilt and shame and racial discrimination. Continue reading
Posted in Let My Voice Be Heard
Tagged anger, Billie Holiday, Black, Criminal Justice System, discrimination, Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, Murder, Racism, US History, Walter Scott, White
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Solitude Isn’t Always Quiet.
It hasn’t been the best week. By mid Friday morning, my plans for the weekend dissolved in two sentences. “I’m deeply sorry, but I won’t be able to make it. I am sick.” My dear friend wrote. I truly felt … Continue reading
Posted in Let My Voice Be Heard
Tagged anger, badass, blaming, Easter, exhaustion, inner wisdom, judging, labels, Let My Voice Be Heard, loneliness, Maya Angelou, Passover, perfection, sadness, solitude
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Meltdowns and Hugs.
I was mesmerized by a small child and her mom. It wasn’t a pretty scene but it was raw and real. In an envious way, I wanted to join the little girl flailing on the store floor, crying and furiously pounding the … Continue reading
Posted in Captured Moments
Tagged anger, Captured moments, child, letting go, mother, nonverbal, understanding, witness
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Magic of Stardust and Words 