Today, we’re constantly being criticized for how we look, what we wear, and how we act, and we’re forced to change ourselves to avoid criticism. Alana faces the same problem. She loves her long, jet black hair. But as her hair gets increasingly longer, people are starting to talk about her, and especially her hair. Feeling pressured, she decides to cut her hair short. She feels bold, but something doesn’t feel right…
Reflective
In Flux
You are slowly becoming the person you always wanted to be.
Senjuti Gayen Is
It is a bold thing to acknowledge who you are.
Freedom
Freedom, a simple word, yet with so much meaning. Something that we all yearn for, but not everyone has…
By Grace, through love
You are the outer Grace; I am the inner.
When Life Gives You Half a Lemon
It’s gotta be that a little bit of my actions and a little bit of fate’s help just worked in my favor. And that’s what terrifies me.
Girls
My mother is soft like dandelions and freshly washed sheets.
En Su Espejo
Adulthood begins when you are able to look beyond the person you see in the mirror.
Abandoned by Faith
As I began to mature in my teenage years, my faith wavered.
The Rebirth of Shanai Williams
Where do I fit? Where is my opening?
Warm Milk
I knew that it wasn’t a good reality. I knew it the first time it happened, and the second time, and the third time.
Chink in the Armor
my father always asks me: who are you?
I Find Myself in Blue Envy
This poem is about how I, as I teenager, express myself through my hair.
Time
As a young adult I have gotten to understand how precious time is and why I should progress as time goes on.
My Random Autobiography
I never write about myself, so with this piece I wanted to try that. It’s an introduction to who I am and explores who I am becoming.