Posts By A Flower In The Wild

My mouth was so laden with dryness that the flood of water that came with your kiss felt like petty sprinkles over my cracked lips. A weak baptism that left …
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Many, many years ago I was walking home with my friend when a guy rolled up on us and wanted to holla. He wanted my name and number. I declined …
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Dear Momma,

I’ve been meaning to tell you that I know you like being by yourself, at least that is what you claim, but I am here to stay. So, …
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I am pretty reserved, I guess. I like to lay in between my sheets with my laptop across from me and just relax in completely quiet. I think everyone …
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Do you remember the Natalie Cole biopic where she played herself in the end? I saw it years ago and the scene that’s always stuck with me, even now, is …
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you are a horse running alone and he tries to tame you compares you to an impossible highway to a burning house says you are blinding him that he could …
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Thanks Essie Button & NikkiPhillippi

Image Source: Kerry Washington for EBONY Mag, March 2013

This is not an open letter to Onika, a penned piece diminishing her role as an undeniable pop-icon because of ass shots & record covers focusing on shots of …
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Want – verb have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for

I was raised with the ideology to know what you want in life. “You want it? Go …
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