Bitch, I’m Not Bitter… I’m Frustrated

Baby Mama – noun Slang: Often Disparaging and Offensive. ¹the biological mother of a man’s child, not married to the child’s father and usually not in a relationship with him.   The minute someone finds out you have a child the stereotypes start flooding the place. You’re no longer looked at as a MOTHER but a Baby Mama; The woman who can’t seem to let go of her baby daddy. The woman who’s always angry because … More Bitch, I’m Not Bitter… I’m Frustrated

Splinters

Splinters in my hands from opening the door so much. Letting you back in is a mistake I like choosing. It never matters how much my finger tips bleed in agony. Sharp pieces cutting at the palms of my hands as I slam it shut. My tears haven’t dried yet. Footsteps creeping back upstairs to … More Splinters

Flow

My eyes are tired from wrestling with my dreams at night, my body’s weary from fighting all the demons creeping their way inside. My soul, it’s wounded from all the secrets I know, but I can’t give up now, I gotta go with the flow. My mind is racing with thoughts of all my struggle … More Flow

Pick Me

I’ve fallen into something deeper than I intended, a situation-ship that didn’t have limits or boundaries. A silent agreement between us that kept me on my toes, a deep like and bond that no one else knows. We, existed together on nights when I couldn’t bare to be alone. On days when we didn’t schedule … More Pick Me

My Grandmother’s Relationship w/ Dementia.

5.7 million American’s are estimated to have Alzheimer’s disease with African American’s and Hispanics being most likely to suffer from the disease. Two-Thirds of those Alzheimer patients are women but I never thought my grandmother would fall into that category. I’ll admit when my mother told me the doctors diagnosed my grandmother with Alzheimer’s, which … More My Grandmother’s Relationship w/ Dementia.