Short reads – Written Studios

WHEN I PRAY

When I close my eyes to pray, I ask God to open my eyes and help me see past the ordinary I plead for mercy on my knees that I may be able to stand before men and defend my belief. I cry out for comfort to allaviate the pain that I am feeling. WhenContinue reading “WHEN I PRAY”

Black Girl Magic

The way I puff my afro.The way I pout my lips and smile.It’s in the way I walkThe way I talkHow loud I laugh and how silently I cryIt’s who I am. What you don’t see.It’s my energyMy spiritMy light shining from the inside – out.

Some Days

Sometimes I cry. Sometimes I smile. Most times I’m hurt, broken and bruised. Other times I laugh, out loud in amusement of the lies I make myself believe. Some days are grey. Most days are true. This feeling ain’t new. But I pick up my pieces and try this again because sometimes one step isContinue reading “Some Days”

Bleeding Words

I’ve written them not because I couldn’t say them, But because I was afraid to say it all. I wrote them because I was afraid no one would believe the words coming out of my mouth. I wrote the sorrows of my heart in black and white. I wore a plastic smile that I couldContinue reading “Bleeding Words”

Say It

Say you want me too. Say it so that I can if what I feel is true. Say that I make you smile, that I make loving worth while. You don’t have to feel it. You don’t have to mean it. You just have to say it and I’ll be the one to believe it.

ENC0D3

Hey lov3r I know you l0ve a challen9eHere’s the Passcode to my he@rt. Unlock 1t.

WITHOUT YOU

Without you I’m melodious song playing through the quiet walls of my heart.Without you, I can finally see myself as a better person.Without you I am able to be myself and love it.Without you I am unafraid and undefeated. Because I could not be all these things with you, I choose to stay without you.

JEALOUS

I apologize for being so clingy. However, I can’t fight the thought that every woman that sees you wants you just as much as I do. I can’t help it but think of how attracted I am to you. And just how in an alternate universe, I wouldn’t be attracted to you at all, somebodyContinue reading “JEALOUS”

Despacio

Slowly Untie these shackles off my wrist. Take this veil off my eyes and lead me towards the light, slowly Undo the buttons on the back of my dress, let fall gently to the ground and look right into my eyes, slowly. Kiss my lips lightly. And Slowly, pull me closer. Then Maybe, just maybeContinue reading “Despacio”

The Art of The Mask

Wear it so well and nobody will know the lies that hide behind your smile.Cover the bruises with some make up, nobody has time to hear your sob story.Tell everyone you’re fine. You will start to believe it, eventually. Now that you have worn your mask, do not take it off. For when they seeContinue reading “The Art of The Mask”