Tag: respect

• July 24, 2025

  free love

  how much for a smile? don’t charge me for a laugh clasp my hand tight hold my heart for a little while lock in step but is any of it free? you act like you in love but baby you don’t even like me we go on a date the vendors charge fees i don’t…
• May 22, 2024

  Journal Entry: Betrayal

  This week, I found out that someone I respected was plotting against me. It irritated me a little. I felt shook and disturbed by the reality that I misjudged their character. How do I move forward? Without being disappointed by the reality that I have been betrayed. Oftentimes, we build rapports with people only to…
• March 6, 2023

  Valuable

  You are valuable Every hair on your head counted All your triumphs and failures dearly noted The black charcoal will soon turn into a diamond When pressure is applied And the shine of it will reflect off of dim places Creating a light where none existed You are the bright twinkle in the distance Showing…
• January 30, 2023

  Next Relationship: Part 2

  I am convincedTotally and utterly certainThat everybody wants to be special to somebodyTo look at someone with loving eyesAnd to see love staring back at you To feel the warmAnd giving natureOf an open palmPressing into the depths of a handDying to be held We dedicate books, sonnets, movies, Portraits, paintings, songs, shows of affectionTo…
• January 18, 2023

  Love & Respect

  I’m convinced that the hard fought wars are internal Ego, guilt and shame Never dealing with hurt Praying the next relationship won’t be the same Many tender hearts are losing In this game of love and war Desiring a love that grips at the waist And narrows at the feet Knows when to communicate And…
• November 1, 2020

  Respect

    Respect Aretha talked to me about what I deserve:    Restitution to compensate a restless soul  Enough strength to carry worn feet to a safe home  Standing up for your dignity shouldn’t mean losing all that you own  Prioritizing equitable treatment for financing outside of predatory loans  Equal pay for a hard day’s work …
• September 24, 2020

  Ocean Floor

  Ocean Floor it’s nearly impossible to hear a pebble dropping into an ocean of sound the water doesn’t seperate it gathers round   only a mighty blue whale can make it tremble creating thunder clapping movement that generates fearsome ripples but that’s only for a short time   magnificence and power aside, even he respects…