Category: read
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Laughter as Medicine
It’s been a long battle. I would like to say that it’s been easy but there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. I hope this poem is a bit of inspiration for all that read it. Let the waves of life pass over You will not be moved Let the sun…
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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…
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Open Mic Night: I Apologize to Me
If you give up then you wasted time trying. Always push forward. You’re worth the effort. I hope you like the performance. I Apologize to Me is a poem from my book Past Chains (Available on Amazon): Check this out! https://a.co/d/g0E24bS Thank you for your patience and support. Love alway, Esha
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Removed From Facebook Reading
When you do what you love it never feels like work. That’s why I love poetry. It allows me to express myself in ways that I never thought were possible. This is my performance of Removed From Facebook at the poetry workshop event on November 16th in Kenosha, WI. I hope you enjoy it! Check…
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A Thank You to My Readers
I’m just gonna get it off my chest… My grandmother died last week. This is the third death I experienced in 10 months. First, my Father then my Auntie now this. So I stopped writing for a little over a week. I needed time to think. I needed time to take it all in. Ultimately,…
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The Mission of Writers
Writing is a nasty business. One minute you’re speaking with your whole heart. Baring the issues of your soul on a white paper that seems endless. The next minute your words dry up like a shallow puddle of water on a hot summer’s day. The words fade to black and the feeling of flowing letters…
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Short Thought: Think About
The truth is… I love reading and writing it gives me something to think about. It gives me thoughts to dream about. It’s the one activity I can’t do without. Creating moments in time that spawn the hopes and desires of a feeling everlasting. Love always, Esha
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The Unknown
The Unknown Sometimes, we read in-between the lines for answers we’re not aware of. For solutions, our souls struggle to find. For a version of reality that eludes our mind. But if we try a little longer, just grin and bear it. Till our patience diminishes like breaking glass. Let the sharp pieces fall where…
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