The Haiti You Don’t Know
I don’t know the Haiti that you’ve all heard aboutSo allow me to introduce you to The Haiti that’s not on the news or your social media feedsThe Haiti that’s not trailing behind every charity eventI don’t think you’ve heard…
I don’t know the Haiti that you’ve all heard aboutSo allow me to introduce you to The Haiti that’s not on the news or your social media feedsThe Haiti that’s not trailing behind every charity eventI don’t think you’ve heard…
I remember when my background was just that Something that I would keep in the background Rushing to bury the foreign that flew off my tongue So they would not recognize that I was not of this land Praying my…
Well hidden in our complexionIs a treasure to beholdSecrets that will take you out of this dimensionBlack as the soil that sustainsGentle as droplets of rainSkin that continues to glow even when the sun has reached its highest pointMoisturized and…
This rip in my spirit has been expanding for quite some time.I’m not sure how or when it started, but it’s getting harder and harder to hide. How do I prune to this garden filled with bruises and cut stems.…
Everything happens for a reason. Every situation unfolds information. Every friendship reveals transformations. You are exactly where you are meant to be. You are the author of your own story. Yes, it was not your choice to begin this story.…
I am sitting on the grass pressing my body against the tree. Begging her to take me in. Begging her to harden my skin. But she refuses. She says: “Your skin is as tough as my trunk. It protects you…
I am made of two shades of life. Obsessed with the coldness of rain yet still yearning for warmth from sunlight. Taught to camouflage the ugly and amplify the beauty. Block out the dark and embrace the light. Even my…
Our silent heroes wear cheeks stained with tearsAnd scars from the yearsOf being the shieldprotecting and serving their most precious treasuresThe sons and daughtersWho dream of becoming soldiersFighting for the country that gave her soilTo raise her beautiful boyTo grow…