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I Don’t Voice My Desire For A Companion Because I Think It’s Tacky To An Extent
11 years ago

I Don’t Voice My Desire For A Companion Because I Think It’s Tacky To An Extent

I like to think that I’m a pretty optimistic person. I’ve had my ups and downs, but I always see a light at the end of a tunnel. I try …
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We’ve Been Together for 12 Years, I Can’t Say Yes To Marriage
11 years ago

We’ve Been Together for 12 Years, I Can’t Say Yes To Marriage

The bass was thumping. The drinks were flowing and my hips were swaying. My eyes darted around at each beautiful person that hit the dance floor one after another but …
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Believing The Negative Things They Said About My Chocolate Skin
11 years ago

Believing The Negative Things They Said About My Chocolate Skin

We’re back in the 90s, when the clock strikes around 5pm I gather my things awaiting my mothers arrival from work. I hear my grandfather telling my mother “Lynn, she …
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“I Don’t Date Black Girls”: That Awkard Moment When You Wonder If The Person You’re Into Dates Outside Of Their Race
11 years ago

“I Don’t Date Black Girls”: That Awkard Moment When You Wonder If The Person You’re Into Dates Outside Of Their Race

Have you ever started to approach a man, then feel a strange pang of doubt? There’s always a little doubt with uncertainty, but this pang comes from something a bit …
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Girl Crushing or Envying?
11 years ago

Girl Crushing or Envying?

At some point admiration turned into jealousy. I mean, how perfect could she be? She made me feel average. It became a problem.

There was something magnetic about her. I …
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When He Shows Up At Your Doorstep Looking Like He Did Four Years Ago
11 years ago

When He Shows Up At Your Doorstep Looking Like He Did Four Years Ago

It had been four years since I’d seen him.

Four. Long. Years.

Years that lasted so long that you’d think he never meant a thing to me, and me, nothing …
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I Should Be Able To Listen To “All Of Me” By John Legend Without Bursting Into Tears
11 years ago

I Should Be Able To Listen To “All Of Me” By John Legend Without Bursting Into Tears

I can’t shake him.

I mean, physically he has been gone for years, but he still resides in my spirit. When I think of love, I think of him, …
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Have Something To Say? Say It. Want To Do? Do. Afraid To Do Either, Say That.
11 years ago

Have Something To Say? Say It. Want To Do? Do. Afraid To Do Either, Say That.

“Feminists work hard and make lots of money but they have no man and no life. That’s what a feminist is and that’s NOT what I want to be.” At …
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Twenty-Something College Drop Out
11 years ago

Twenty-Something College Drop Out

“She’s so self conscious. She has no idea what she’s doin’ in college. The major that she majored in don’t make no money, but she won’t drop out… her parents …
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Soft Shock [Part Two]
11 years ago

Soft Shock [Part Two]

[part one – here]

“Is this a surprise to you, it shouldn’t be, I’ve told you before I’m much better with a pen when it comes to expressing myself in …
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