“You’re not trying!” my Columbia University basketball coach screams at me during a practice drill. Those words reverberate through my bones, and shame pulsates through my frame as I strug...

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1.21.24

I’m not just an intellectual exercise

Or a kid whose uniqueness brings you light

I’ve got value beyond my art

And I've got a heart

I’ve got no energy left to fight

To prove my worth or beg you to care

I’ve got no more letters o...

2 years ago

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I'm Here for the Kids

I’m here for the kids

Abusive silence never quite fit

And I’ll hold onto that moment where truth broke in

And you said I’m not the problem; you knew it was your husband

Dad says there are two sides

But for the first time in my l...

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Upstream

She’s sitting on my couch barely able to breathe

And for the next few days I’m unable to sleep

But he’ll get off with what he did cause women don’t feel safe to speak

And I’ll keep hoping and praying and fighting upstream

The nex...

3 years ago

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