One shot to the heart without breaking the skin

No-one has the power to hurt you like your friends.
Kept it inside, didn’t tell no-one else;
Didn’t even wanna admit it to yourself.
But now your chest burns,
And your back aches
From fifteen years of holding the pain
And now you’ll only have yourself to blame
If you continue to live this way.
(From “Get It Together” - India Arie)



Long [...]

Thanks for letting me bloom

For your wisdom, for your womb
For the roof over my head, for my shoes, for my bed
For the most important lesson in life was when you said
“Strive for what you believe in, set goals and you can achieve them”…
You’re a queen
You deserve the cream: everything that gleams, everything that shines
Everything that’s mine
(Jay-Z)
Happy Mother’s Day.

I loved my friend.

He went away from me,
There’s nothing more to say.
The poem ends,
Soft as it began -
I loved my friend.
(Langston Hughes)
There are no words left.