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Mar 2019 · 529
Just, be you.
Alana Jones Mar 2019
It all sounds good.
Riding with the windows down and your music loud all throughout the hood.
Neglecting your homework,
putting hours in at work,
because you think that you should.
Emulating a sound that you know is
not yours,
because it sounds good.
You think it’s because you should.
You should follow your own voice,
rhythm, and beat.
Be free in spirit, and feel
the beat from ground
through your feet.
You can’t be her.
You can’t be him.
You can only be you.
Just, be you.
Jan 2019 · 238
My feelings...
Alana Jones Jan 2019
Sometimes, I want to disappear into thin air.
I am certain no one would even care.
Sometimes, I feel as if I am invisible;
People overlook me as if I am not there.
If I could disappear into thin air,
I would.
I’d go someplace where I am understood.
I’d go someplace where people care.
I’d go someplace where people would notice my presence there.
All I want is to be seen.
I don’t want to go on in life constantly feeling like an ostracized human being.
Dec 2018 · 214
12 years
Alana Jones Dec 2018
An eye for an eye,
and a heart for a heart.
Two people so close, that they’d never thought they’d part.
Twelve years today, they had to say their goodbyes,
for God had a plan only seen through his eyes.
An eight year old girl was filled with sorrow,
but hopeful that her mother would turn up tomorrow.
As the years went by, she learned mom was gone for good.
It took some time, but she finally understood.
Things in life happen and we don’t know why.
That’s why it’s always so hard to say goodbye.
One thing for sure is, she’s going to be okay.
She will see her mother again one day.
Oh little girl, you’ve grown beautifully.
Your mom smiles at what you’ve come to be.
Take my hand and come with me,
so we can become everything you’re meant to be.
Mom, I hope you’re proud of me.
Today makes 12 years since my mother passed from colon cancer. I wrote this in remembrance of her.
Dec 2018 · 286
Writer’s Block
Alana Jones Dec 2018
I think I have writer’s block.
Please, make this stop!
My brain feels like it’s on lock.
I can’t find the exact words to say;
This is torture and pain.
This is probably the result of veering out of my lane.
God, please make this stop!
Writer’s block isn’t for me,
for it limits my liberated, poetic being.
Dec 2018 · 778
Tears
Alana Jones Dec 2018
The tears won’t stop falling.
She has erupted with sadness.
Her chest is aching, and it feels like her heart is breaking.
“Is it possible to die from a broken heart?”
She wonders, as she looks outside her window at the vicious rain and thunder.
Dec 2018 · 420
Flower...
Alana Jones Dec 2018
I am a delicate flower; beautiful and radiant.
The sun shines upon me, reflecting a luminous glow.
Water, sunlight, and air, keeps me afloat.
I blossom in the spring and summer weather.
With little care, I start to droop.
My leaves start to crumble and fall as they may.
From the bottom up, I turn into decay.
Take care of this delicate flower, for she is beautiful and radiant.
Nov 2018 · 1.1k
Beautiful
Alana Jones Nov 2018
Everyone is beautiful in their own way, but not everyone is beautiful.
Oct 2018 · 1.7k
Mom, I miss you...
Alana Jones Oct 2018
Let me take you back to the past, where my life was a blast.
It was just my mom and I, full of love and laughs.
Not a day was dull, it was always an adventure.
We’d go bike riding often and sometimes late food adventures.
She used to tell me stories about the evil wicked witch.
Who happened to be my stepmom- an evil *****.
I climbed into her bed during thunderstorms.
She would wrap me in her arms to keep me warm.
She would sing me to sleep with her lovely voice.
It was calming and it blocked out the other noise.
She was my bestfriend and the woman I aspire to be.
Unfortunately, she was taken away from me.

Now let me take you to the part of my life when I was filled with strife.
My mom had cancer; she was fighting for her life.
The vomiting was something I could not take, but I rubbed her back anyways because she needed a break.
I would bring her medicine and make sure she was fine.
“No matter what, I’ll always be in your heart”, was a foreshadowing line.
She took me to Disney world for my 8th birthday.
That trip was magical and something to remember.
She sent me away for Christmas break.
She said she was going away on a business trip.
I stayed with my aunt, my cousin, and grandma.
I had it in my head that I would soon return to my mama.

Let me take you to the day when my heart went away.
I woke up in the morning and my grandma was crying.
“Do you remember when your mom said she’d always be in your heart?”
From that moment on, I knew we would forever be apart.
My heart shattered and the tears remained all day.
My mom was everything to me. How could she be taken away?

Now let me bring you to now, where I always wear a frown.
It’s 12 years later, and I still cry to this day.
My happiness been left and I am such a mess.
What did I ever do to deserve this mess?

Now let me take you back to the past where my life was a blast.
It was just my mom and I, full of love and laughs.
Those were the good times where my happiness existed.
We had great memories and I’ll always miss it.
Save me a spot in heaven.
Mom, I miss you...
Oct 2018 · 1.2k
Alone
Alana Jones Oct 2018
Have you ever felt alone?
Have you ever felt disconnected with humanity?
I feel this way all the time.
I am an outcast, and I am alone.
Why do I feel so out of touch?
Socializing is a must, but I’m so out of touch.
I’m not a fan of the pop **** crust.
That was just for fun, but I’m so out of touch.
The moral of the story is, I always feel alone.
I feel disconnected with humanity.
I feel this way all the time.
I am an outcast, and I am alone.
Oct 2018 · 1.3k
The Black Woman
Alana Jones Oct 2018
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Behold, I present to you the black woman.
With skin like honey dipped in different flavors of chocolate,
Everyone wants to have skin like you.
Your hair is curly, vibrant, and versatile.
Everyone wants to have hair like you.
How does one have lips so full of life?
Everyone wants to have lips like you.
Your style is fresh and out of this world.
Everyone wants to reach the planets like you.
The sky is the limit, but black women don’t stop there.
Oh how they rule and conquer beyond your wildest dreams.
Their love runs deep and their love is rare.
I know the black woman is a part of your dreams.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Behold, I presented to you, the black woman.

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