Who is
Time
and why does he
leave so
quickly?
Why no
stops—
no stops to
say hello?
My baby is
GROWIN
he getting smarter
by the MINUTE.
But my life is
endin
and the viruses
they multiplying.
I ain’t got
much time
but the
tick
tock
remind me
what I must
do
and who I must
become.
Maybe Time will
be kind enough
to leave parts
of me
in his wake
for my baby.
For Abdul.
But Time keeps
walking
away.
Will I ever get noticed by boys? Maybe if I read blue books… and have playful little bitch dogs.
(Source: pascalcampion)
This picture make me think of Abdul. I hope he strong, I know he smart, but I need him to be ready for when I can’t take care of him no more.
(Source: theconstantbuzz, via blackvintage)
(Source: deforest, via vintageblackglamour)
(Source: agentmaya)
I have almost forgotten my dream.
But it was there then,
In front of me,
Bright like a sun—
My dream.
And then the wall rose,
Rose slowly,
Slowly,
Between me and my dream.
Rose slowly, slowly,
Dimming,
Hiding,
The light of my dream.
Rose until it touched the sky—
The wall.
Shadow.
I am black.
I lie down in the shadow.
No longer the light of my dream before me,
Above me.
Only the thick wall.
Only the shadow.
My hands!
My dark hands!
Break through the wall!
Find my dream!
Help me to shatter this darkness,
To smash this night,
To break this shadow
Into a thousand lights of sun,
Into a thousand whirling dreams
Of sun!
by Langston Hughes
Dr. Mae Jemison was the first African-American woman astronaut, flying on the space shuttle Endeavor in 1992.
Fly
weightless
above the clouds
beyond beaches
islands
seas
prisons.
This what Precious want to do.
Expect nothing. Live frugally
On surprise.
become a stranger
To need of pity
Or, if compassion be freely
Given out
Take only enough
Stop short of urge to plead
Then purge away the need.
Wish for nothing larger
Than your own small heart
Or greater than a star;
Tame wild disappointment
With caress unmoved and cold
Make of it a parka
For your soul.
Discover the reason why
So tiny human midget
Exists at all
So scared unwise
But expect nothing. Live frugally
On surprise.
Before you knew you owned it by Alice Walker
I want
normal.
Girls laughter,
watch movies,
sleep over,
pillow fight,
do hair look pretty.
A house.
No a HOME.
H is for Harlem
O is for open
M is for my own
E is for educated.
