Archive for January, 2008
3 obstacles
It was 9th grade AP English and when the teacher was critiquing my poem, which he didn’t relate to, he said the following:
”You will always struggle against 3 obstacles. You are black, you are intelligent, and you are female.”
He didn’t intend it to stop me, he meant it to empower me. You must first acknowledge [...]
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year 2008!
Despite staying in with a good book and watching the flames crackle, snap and dance in my backyard firepit as the winds rustle through newly planted 5 gallon trees, I am drawn to what these visuals represent. Earth, Wind, Fire, smell, and touch. Moscato on my breath and budding ideas of what I want the Sable Lit Lounge to be swirl in my head. Is [...]
