So two days ago while at the National Air and Space Museum, I got on a scale that tells you how much you weigh on different places in space… Jupiter, the moon, somewhere else and Earth… I don’t recall how much I weighed anywhere else but here. 334 pounds. Yep. 334. In Earth pounds. I’m…
Tag: real life
a bitter cup of disappointment
I’ve said “I need coffee” at least four times since we got up. Together. We stop a Wawa for gas. You come out with a cup of coffee. For YOU. Do you really have an attitude because I don’t hug or kiss you goodbye? fuck outta here…
The Fire, In and Out (NaPoWriMo day 13)
You should have You should be You should do … so much more. Too smart Too funny Too beautiful … to be this. Apply yourself Reinvent yourself Promote yourself … why can’t you? Your heart Your brain Your mouth … all too big to fail. I’m the curator of my own potential The guardian of…
Storytelling (NaPoWriMo day 7)
Long story short I want to be loved Short story long I don’t want to be hurt again Or made a fool of Or give way more than I get back Or find out that I’m not as special as I thought I was But I’m willing to put myself out there Open my heart…
Desolation (NaPoWriMo day 3)
(All these years All these tears Why can’t I get this shit right?) Lying alone Alone Alone The echo resonates A consistent heartache No relief in sight I know there’s more beyond this now But knowledge is no balm I await nighttime and its calm Even as my mattress Holds me hostage Weighed down by…
“You Ain’t Got No Job, Man!”
This is a rant. I hate nigga shit. Not “black people shit,” strictly nigga antics. Ignorant folks doing ignorant shit. But I live in DC, Nigga Shit capitol of the Free World. From the politicians to the police to the everyday citizens… A friend calls the other morning to tell me about a job fair…
I Did That.
Most of the time, I don’t know what I’m doing. And half of that time I’m certain that I’m doing it all wrong. I don’t make dinners from scratch every night. Doing homework makes me irritable. I know my stress levels make me a crabby mom sometimes. I raise my voice more than I should….
I love to watch a man getting dressed. It’s such an everyday intimate occurrence.
Armor. Chink 1.
On a good day, my armor, this thick skin, quick wit, easy laugh and sharp tongue I wield as a Single Black Woman with Kids is lightweight and flexible. I am Superwoman leaping tall buildings in a single bound, bringing home the bacon, frying it, serving it… All that. Then the tables turn and what…
The Tenacious Virgo 