For some time, I was ashamed of my own name. The length, the complexity It was all too much to explain. Many would call it peculiar. “Jesutomiwo, how strange,” they’d claim. Hints of disgust, always “Why so long,” they’d say Over time, The world’s comments got to me. Instead of embracing my identity, I suppressed… Read on
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My Escape As I look through the reflective glass I think I think of all the pain it’s caused me I think of how my thoughts have overpowered the true image I could see The obsession over how I looked kept running through my mind So I did too I ran to get slimmer I… Read on
Beauty, I’ve learned, must never be rushed Nine months are required, at least Beauty can’t be bought, no matter what is said or seen For then, beauty becomes a replica of something else And wonder is the root of beauty; effortlessness is its voice Some people are blessed with the gift of beauty from the… Read on
Meandering through Macy’s on the busiest shopping day of the year, my mom and I passed the Clinique makeup stand where an elderly woman stood waiting to see a representative. A sari draped over her shoulder and her hair braided with flowers, she obviously stood out from the hundreds of others in the Black Friday… Read on
In the beginning We were together as one Living united under kingdoms Flourishing beneath our African sun Like the devil in disguise Greed conquered the motherland Gold melanin bodies Soon held captive by foreign command Across the seas And through the storms We sailed into a misery Lasting centuries long This hell on earth Birthed… Read on
Being different isn't putting others down to uplift yourself. Being different is being your true authentic self and accepting others for doing the same. Read on