Sula
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6/100 Days of Love
This poem is hilarious to me because I have always hated Cater 2 U. I never understood why those women would do all of those things for a MAN who likely would NOT do the same for them. It just always gave pick me to me. While thinking about what song to put at the…
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5/100 Days of Love
Four days late . . . Sorry. The rest of the poems will be uploaded today so that I am up to date. Untitled I look white men in their eyes in the board roomI stand up to my mother if I feel disrespectedI tell men off when they approach me in the dark But…
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4/100 Days of Love
Today’s poem is also loosely related to the sailor. We have a long musical history together, which kind of reminds me of Brown Sugar. Now, he is more of a Love Jones guy, but he’s wrong about a lot of things and has some poor judgments, obviously. One day, possibly soon, since it’s been requested,…
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3/100 Days of Love
Luffy There was a strawberry inside of me gifted to me by the man I love There was a strawberry inside of me that I thought was grown out of love There was a strawberry inside of me that I had to throw up because it’s lack of love was poisonous There was a strawberry…
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2/100 Days of Love
Today’s poem was loosely inspired by the sailor, whom I’ve run into somewhat recently. He asked me what I would do if he came to my wedding and didn’t hold his peace as I was marrying my dream man. In that moment, I could only picture him as my dream man, which I know is…
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100 Days of Love
To become a more credible writer on black love and other topics I think intersect with it (and because I have a problem), I recently picked up some new books, one of them being Love Poems by Nikki Giovanni. Although I have yet to finish the book of poems, the ones I’ve read so far…
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The Men Can’t Read!
Recently, I have noticed that when people ask me what my type in men is, the first thing that comes to mind is a man who can read. Naturally, someone will respond and say something like “well that’s not hard to find” or ask “that’s it.” But I mean it. I’m looking for a man…
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My Thoughts on The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois
My best friend suggested that I pick up The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois almost a year ago. I bought it from one of my local bookstores and read it over time. You know, the same way you eat a family-sized bag of chips. You have a few here; close the bag. You come…
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Punch-Drunk Unloved
When I first saw Punch-Drunk Love, it became one of my favorite movies. I’m not sure why, but it spoke to me on a level I never expected a film to. Looking back now, I think I understand why; Barry Eagan is the rage and confusion we all contain inside of us while trying to…
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She’s (maybe) Gotta Have It
After getting out of a 4-year relationship I had been in since my teen years, I am now learning the landscape of adult dating. As a woman who needs structure to even go with the flow, I have no clue what I’m doing, what the norms are, and what’s too much or too little. These…
bell hooks is disappointed 