about

writing was never just something to pass the time. it was never just something to do. it was never anything less than my heart and soul, chronicled for myself to revisit and inspect and others to read and gain anything they sought to gain. it amazes me that out of simple foundations, one can create worlds, people, emotions, and memories. i’ve long since stopped trying to understand how and why, trading in my normal inquisitive nature for one that allows me to mold and inspire. i’ve been blessed. i simply write my emotions, my thoughts, my feelings, my life on pages and it gives me a clarity that nothing, other than music, could. a direct link to God through my consciousness, subconsciousness, and my conscience, writing allows me to feel everything again and understand myself better than i ever could. i am a writer, because this is what i do and because this is who i am. wary of pedestals, humbling myself before anything else could humble me, i find it a blessing that anything i’ve been through or written serves as motivation or inspiration to others. i grow, i learn, i change in multiple ways, daily, and for this reason, i continue to write.

truth is a simple, but sometimes painful, reality made complex through societal standards, stereotypes, ignorance, and lies. plato explained it best in his “allegory of the cave.” truth is seen in the light, not from the shadows made from it. imagine being in a dark movie theater for three hours and emerging to the bright outdoors. the first reactions are to squint, cover your eyes, and retreat someplace darker; the light is too bright. so you must emerge, painfully adjusting your eyes to what is. spending a life in darkness only to be ripped from the very thing you based your reality in is painful. there is a denial of what is; as you’ve been so conditioned to see only the shadows of truth, which is worse than a mirrored image as shadows are often vague and skewed. there must be a revisitation of the light, a revisitation of the truth in order for your eyes to adjust and your fears to be shattered. it is during the revisitation period that you begin to understand…

the truth is oftentimes difficult to take in. a revisitation is necessary for growth.
truth is chaos. revisiting is understanding.

i belong to a poet family/group known as The Poetics Noire , created by friend and fellow Howard University student, Britany Elise Rickett. the Poetics Noire: Volume I is a poetry anthology created to combat the lack of positive literature in the media that is targeted to minority audiences. featuring poets from all over the nation including: students at Howard University, Prairie View A&M University, and the University of Houston to name a few, the anthology is a vehicle to get the “rejected” voice into the hearts and ears of the masses. it is time that a new generation steps up to be the leaders and gatekeepers in the fight for socially conscious literature and media. the Poetics Noire is managed by Sparkle Bee Media.

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