Category: slavery

Something Deeper

by Esha Montgomery, posted in ambition, body, box, Build, creative writing, day, deep, easy, enslaved, Esha Montgomery, Eshadapoet, far, farewell, feel, feeling, freestyle poetry, hope, living, love, nice, poem, poetry, race, run, sex, slave, slavery, social, social media, tool, tools, Uncategorized, vanity, Write

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com I'm searching for something deeper when I write It's easy to be self indulgent Talk solely about shallow love and sex Make posts of myself half naked To build a social media following That doesn't care about my well-being Checking the boxes of vanity and having a body for days … Continue reading Something Deeper

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Inside

by Esha Montgomery, posted in always, break, deep, enslaved, food, free spirit, ground, home, inside, lands, love, oasis, place, safe, slave, slavery, spirit, stand, stand tall, Still here, Tasty food

Photo by Sunyu Kim on Pexels.com Inside There is a land Where you will be safe from the wind An oasis buried deep inside A home within a temple It stands against all odds No generator is needed here No refrigerator is required for nourishment If you look, there is food all around No matter … Continue reading Inside

Someone Shot At Me

by Esha Montgomery, posted in afraid, African American, american, black codes, black folk, dawn, faith, freedom, jim crow, overcome, pain, peaceful, police killings, protests, racism, rioting, shot at, slavery, stay safe, truth, unarmed, Uncategorized

As of late, I have been conflicted regarding who I want to be and accepting the truth that consumes my daily thoughts. All the normalcy that I drew limited comfort from went out the window this week! And within my heart that bleeds Black I understand why... The persistent killing, economic oppression and abuse of … Continue reading Someone Shot At Me