http://slow.writerscafe.org/afrodiva2000 The original writings of author Black Ink en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776105882 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 A poem I wrote for my school's "Do The Write Thing" http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/afrodiva2000/1466448/ The weight of words from those who don't understandIs the reason why bullying is the problem at handThey don't see the pain behind someone's smileOr how high their problems pileThey don't know her dad lost his jobHer brother has a brain tumorThey can't see anything through her thick fogThey decide t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/afrodiva2000/1458534/ You pass the homeless curled up on the sidewalks of the streets and what goes through your mind?Do you pity their state of environment? I'm sure they've had enough of thatAre you disgusted by their personal hygiene?I'm sure you've seen some in a cardboard boxHow about we get to know those people tha.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/afrodiva2000/1457342/ There's a difference between COCKINESSand CONFIDENCE ...I glide into the room and what do I see?A room of beautiful people on the same level as me,but I know who I am and what my purpose is in life;that's confidenceI walk into the room and what do I see?A room of people that could never be as beauti.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/afrodiva2000/1456388/ Feet touch foreign landLoud drums beat as her heart raceBeautifully broken,she was,she is,how she wishes for a handAnd whispers suffocate the innocence of this forgotten placeA place of childhood dreamsA place where she feels normalWhere nothing is what it seemsHer insecurities didn't feel so wrongf.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/afrodiva2000/1455221/ Mixture of songs,raps, and speeches that inspire me http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/afrodiva2000/1454256/ Head in hands tears drop on the floor mixing in with her dark mystical blood "I always knew she was special,you spoke scripture from out the bible and you never even laid hands on it,you stopped your mom and I from fighting,you would tell me about how you would talk to god and I would be jealous, wh.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/afrodiva2000/1453775/ It's been a year daddyI started a real public schoolWith kids that are like you and mommyMy cousin is in the same class as me,but no one has arms like me or are "special in some kind of way"I drew a picture of you,I hope you like itI go to church and sing in the choir daddyI know you can't be here a.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/afrodiva2000/1451772/ I lost itDoes that mean I lose you to?I lost you once at the age of sixNot againThis family needs to be fixedYou promised you would never leave usThat you'd be here foreverBut you're leavingAnd I'm trying to keep this family togetherI was pushed out of the daddy's little girl world and into this.Dad.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/afrodiva2000/1450789/ Started out as a poem,but sort of morphed into a story kind of http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/afrodiva2000/1450363/ Things about my dad http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/afrodiva2000/1449776/ Ohana means familyFamily means nobody gets left behind or forgottenBut it seems the meaning itself is being forgotten everydayThe people who I thought were my ohana, aren'tThey expose rows of teeth and give each other love and affectionBut they turn around and take their guns out aiming at meThey fi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/afrodiva2000/1444779/ You try to manipulate me to do what you want me to doLike a puppet on your stringsI still don't get noticed for the hings I do for you, but guess what?I stilll do it like a puppet on your stings.Just to be perfect in your image, I do  http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/afrodiva2000/1443880/ A short poem on how I'm feeling at the time. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/afrodiva2000/1440951/ Friends show how they really feel and what they've been hiding for so long, they crush their friend to inexistence. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/afrodiva2000/1438596/ This is for all of my girls that've been told they aren't pretty enough,skinny enough, thick,are too ugly,tall,short,dark,fair,and many other things. You ladies defy everything they claim you aren't. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/afrodiva2000/1438592/