Tag: soil

• January 28, 2026

  The Truth of It 

  This soil bares secrets  The truth of a land built by black hands  Hope grew in the midst of desperation   Prayers stood when feelings turned silent  The world ignored your plight  The system denied it  Let faith light your fire  Your future is brighter than the sun  The breeze that is strong and free Will…
• June 6, 2024

  Go Down

  Day after day Night after night With an unrelenting Yet painful truth I took my medicine I tasted the bitter herbs My stomach twisted in knots I reached for water, drunk it, yet found no relief This is my soil to til, This is my truth to bury This is my hill to climb This…
• June 5, 2024

  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…
• February 3, 2024

  Black History Month Short Poem

  Days and nights spent wondering if things will get better You are the core of strange fruit That refuses to live without roots,   You cultivated a culture from a soil you could never call home  You are the epitome of blood meeting bone because you never gave up  When the thunder struck, you kept going …
• 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…