Graduating into a new atmosphere of success, we’ve trained our minds to evaluate past the glass ceiling. How do you expect me to accept less than what I’ve worked for? Please! give me a reason to hold on to false hope and promises when I’ve worked tirelessly to enjoy the fruits of labor that … More Transition
This obsession has to stop, it’s no longer cute or affectionate. The late night calls and random text. Your feelings of entitlement to my body is causing me stress. Your harassment isn’t love, your eyes bring fear to my heart now. Your hands shadow over my mouth every time I try to scream. This body … More Mine
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
Hey everybody!! Welcome back to Misha’s Room, I hope y’all missed me! Hopefully February gave enough content to carry y’all over while I took my impromptu hiatus, BUT I’m back, we in this bitch! Thanks to Megan the Stallion, City Girls, Beyonce, and the TAIL of Women’s Month, I have been feeling phenomenal! Boss! Worthy! … More Misha’s Room Episode 8: Confidence
Something ain’t right I can feel it in me. I’m not normally like this and I know how it should be. One minute I’m up then I’m down. I barely smile, and I constantly frown. I don’t speak to anyone and I barely come around. I lock the door up and check in on me. … More Internal Asylum
Hello and Welcome to another installment of The She Series! I hope you’ve enjoyed my work so far. Today I’m bringing you another short poem from my book, The Diary of She – Vol. II, entitled “Rose Petals.” Roses can be extremely beautiful, especially when you put love and patience into taking care of them, … More The She Series – “Rose Petals”
I didn’t see it. I didn’t realize how… … how natural it is… … how inescapable it is. I thought that I was a failure Like I wasn’t doing it right Like I was behind in life Like I was STAGNANT. I thought that my family would judge me Like I wasn’t trying hard enough … More The Setback
Sit nicely, with your legs closed for the public but when he takes you into his home, bare all of your most precious parts to him. Taste every drop of him until you can no longer stomach it, be his chef even when you’re exhausted from working hard to stay pretty for him. Keep your … More Be His Peace?
Hey Y’all!!! Welcome back to another segment of The She Series, with me Sydney Reneé. If you’re new to the blog, The She Series is a look into my poetry books The Diary of She Vol. I & II. Today I wanted to do something a tad bit different. A while back I had a … More The She Series – “Personally”
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
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