180 of 360° and Still Spinning |
Wrapping my hair in the colors of liberation,
I expose my neck while balancing on my history.
My trifecta of eyes can now absorb and reflect whatever
Needs to be repudiated or reciprocated.
I can blee...
Posted by Tichaona on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:08:00 PST |
Everything/Nothing |
He wanted only a portion:
A toe, a curlicue of nappy hair
And randomly scheduled access
To my inner core
Which he didn't know was volcanic.
I wanted to give it all:
The history behind the scar...
Posted by Tichaona on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:27:00 PST |
Reading is Evolutionary |
It was the diary of a young girl living in an era I could never go back because time moves forward. Right? Right!
Just like time, my eyes moved forward through each page growing more and more e...
Posted by Tichaona on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 06:23:00 PST |
1 is the Loveliest Number |
"It is perfectly true that I, like many other women who work, especially as writers, was terrified of having children. I feared being fractured by the experience if not overwhelmed. I thought that the...
Posted by Tichaona on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:25:00 PST |
A Writer without Words (Question Blog) |
Lately, I have been verbally and otherwise, expressing my love of the drum. Maybe that's because I've been reading about music. Maybe it's because in the drum's manifestation of the heartbeat and othe...
Posted by Tichaona on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 02:47:00 PST |
Is there such a thing as the Pursuit of Happyness? |
Right now, I am watching the Pursuit of Happyness. This was one of the rare movies I tried to see when it hit the movie theatre. Because I didn't have childcare, I had to take my light/son. I was able...
Posted by Tichaona on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 02:29:00 PST |
Plastic Surgery |
I have recently been injected with silicone breast implants. The plastic sacks lay just over my heart and because of that, I thought my heart couldn't be punctured. I was convinced by the surgeon who ...
Posted by Tichaona on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:54:00 PST |
Why a March to Support Megan Williams and Oppose Hate Crimes? |
National March against Hate Crimes: Megan Williams
BLACK LAWYERS FOR JUSTICE (BLFJ) www.Blacklawyersforjustice.orgFor Immediate Release October 7, 2007NATIONAL MARCH AGAINSTHATE CRIMES:MEGAN WILLIA...
Posted by Tichaona on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:38:00 PST |
Obtuse Dream |
So there I was working the doldrums for inspiration. Between the kitchen and the laundry room, I had plenty of material. Somewhere between choking on Betty Crocker's pearls and tripping on Martha Stew...
Posted by Tichaona on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:40:00 PST |
Step Up to the Mic |
Thought-provoking, intimate, empowering, community-related, and all other areas relating to life is compiled in Step Up to the Mic: A Poetic Explosion. Featured Poets: Afrika Midnight Asha Abn...
Posted by Tichaona on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:41:00 PST |
