I met her in Philadelphia

My eyes beheld the embodiment of African beauty

Specifically made for my natural selection

Her eyes gazed back… with beautiful determination fixed in my direction

My lips spoke what hers wouldn’t

Conversely colliding….magnetic in their connection

So when I got he... Read More

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I'm sure you're wondering what I mean by late bloomer, so I guess I'll start here...

At the age of 13 as I walked down the hallways of my middle school, I noticed pregnant girls and that was really crazy to me. I mean come on, these girls have their period AND are already having sex?! That was territory yet to be explored by me. I mean, the only thing that I had ever done up to that point was kiss a boy on the cheek! I know, sounds lame, but I was a good Christian girl an... Read More

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Hey everyone, this vickiet speaking and I need yall's help with something. Since the new year came in, I've been doing some serious thinking about myself. See, I've been through some serious "me" breakdowns in the past couple of years, no matter fact, throughout my adolescence years. I've been so confused and always questioned God why I feel as if I shouldn't be here, or don't want to be here. Then as I got older I realized that there's more to life than I can imagine. I started appreciating... Read More

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I have a Love so deep for my people that it hurts

So I took up Black Studies quench my cultural thirst

I was born in America, but…Mother Afrika is the place of my birth

Let's have a conversation
First, we can word-play, mix it up with a combination of oral and sign language
I will lip sync the weight of your chest by bits and pieces
Then smooth talk my way into your secrets
Watch my hands…watch my hands
I'll stroke your ego to get your mind wet
Moving my face closer to read your lips as you talk to my hands
I'll part your lips and read between the creases
The cat got my tongue so for now I'm speechless
I know you like to dictate... Read More

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