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Jan 2019 Akwana Wa Odera

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You see my brown skin
And assume I'm a ****.

You see my hijab
And assume I'm a terrorist.

You see the smile on my face
And assume I'm happy.

You hear my words
And assume I'm okay.

But I am not.

Instead I am broken.
Yet I am also strong.

I am dark and rule-following.
I am peaceful and Muslim.

You assume based on
Society's POV.

If you smile
You must be happy.

Fox, CNN, any media
Tells you I am a terrorist.
So the names I get called
And the extra security checks
Are extremely upsetting.

The murders of black folk
Is either considered appropriate
Or it's "black on black crime"
So it's not taken seriously.

Who are you gonna believe
Me or those who don't know me?

Jan 2019 Akwana Wa Odera

Don't...

Jan 2019 Akwana Wa Odera

Bhawna

Don't...

Don't be a prisoner
Of past
If you do
Only pain will last

Don't be a over thinker
Of present
If you do
It'll be malignant

Don't be a liability
Of future
If you do
You'll be left alone creature

...such is life

#past #present #future

Jan 2019 Akwana Wa Odera

Snow storm

Jan 2019 Akwana Wa Odera

Toothache

Snow storm

The arctic cold has brushed my cheek once again
The skies are stained white
and the ringing in my ears
is louder than ever
I wonder what the clouds are doing, I never see them anymore
The night doesnt come but the sun doesn't shine
I have a silver notebook
I write, spearmint
Because my eyes are watering but I feel nothing
The world is dry while the air is full
And the heavens take their morning pills
Wash their face
Head off sleepily to begrudgingly watch the icy seas
The wind bites my cheeks
But moves in such silence I wonder if the feeling is not just my routine punishment
At least I'm used to my spirits
At least I have a jacket on
At least the heavens didnt take a sick day all together.

#snow #white #ringing #hint #cold #think #arctic #ice #storm #sea

Jan 2019 Akwana Wa Odera

She was like Music

Jan 2019 Akwana Wa Odera

Tiana Marie

She was like Music

She was like music,
and I longed to dance.

Her heart was the beat,
and I begged for the chance.

Her words were the vocals,
and I was put in a trance.

Her smile was the melody,
and I fell in love at first glance.

#love #dance #music #chance #trance #crush #girl #boy #loveatfirstsight #sad

Jan 2019 Akwana Wa Odera

I Slept, And Dreamed That Life Was Beauty

Jan 2019 Akwana Wa Odera

Louisa May Alcott

I Slept, And Dreamed That Life Was Beauty

'I slept, and dreamed that life was beauty;
I woke, and found that life was duty.
Was thy dream then a shadowy lie?
Toil on, sad heart, courageously,
And thou shall find thy dream to be
A noonday light and truth to thee.'

— The End —