Category: helping hand

• January 24, 2024

  Embarrassing Journal Post: Get Your Eagle On

  I been a dark skin sista all my life. Whether in a afro, locks, relaxed or tightly bound braids. I have spent my days as a black woman through and through. During my youth, I spent many days and nights feeling as though my blackness never matched up to societal norms. Growing up I wasn’t…
• February 1, 2023

  Puzzles

  It leaves minds tired Hands twisted Feet confused Pieces lost in dialect Hidden on the floor While thoughts spill And slip into the cracks Of old forgotten insecurities never filled It is left on the table Until an urge to complete the unfinished task returns again Irritation sets in Frustration sets in Life breaks into…
• January 23, 2023

  Blow My Way

  There are days when I woke up to my boyfriend But I only thought of you If you were okay? And if you met anyone new? I dreamed that I would run into you In the city That we would have a second chance A last hurrah A final dance To be caught in a…
• December 22, 2021

  Astroworld Thoughts: Accountable

  At first, I thought it was better that I remain silent but now I realize that silence is the problem. Accountable Your silence is deafening to ears dying to hear the truth An apology eases the pain but doesn’t take away the loss Say more than fabricated feelings of remorse Find your resolve to make…
• June 25, 2020

  Quote: A Helping Hand

  Quote of the Day: A Helping Hand  I thought I could do it alone. I thought I didn’t need help, but life taught me otherwise.  I’ve never been so glad to be wrong.  -Esha