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MelaninInked Nov 2018
I want to eat junk and not grow fat
I want a loving boyfriend whose not an *******
I want to miss classes and still get a degree
I want to be a pro footballer without hurting my knee
I want flawless skin with an iced tea and milkshake diet
I want my voice to be heard and still be quiet
I want to have hot *** and keep my virginity
I want to party all night and day and keep my sanity
I want to smoke trees as still be religious
I want to not lift a finger and still be prestigious
I want the impossible
My life is a combination of paradoxical situations and states. ha. ha. ha. Not even funny
MelaninInked Mar 2018
There are so may words left unsaid,
So many thoughts as I lay on my bed,
So many demons begging to be fed,
So may mistakes that I dread,
So many emotions better unread.
MelaninInked Feb 2018
Sometimes I wake up startled in the middle of the night,
Because I dreamed of a hand around my neck so tight.
Withholding air from my body,
But as I dart my eyes I see nobody.
Instinctively I try and fight it off,
But I end up with a deeper heave and cough.
It takes a minute, two or nine,
To realize the choking hand is mine.
Most of the time we blame society for putting us down.We blame everyone but ourselves for the hardships. It takes acceptance ad change to go to the right track. Sometimes its our fault. It's painful and self-shaming but worth it
MelaninInked Feb 2018
Bye
I got a text the other day,
She was saying goodbye
I stared at it for a little while,
Thinking it was all a lie.
So I typed and deleted a few replies,
And gave up with a sigh.

We went through a lot,
But stayed strong through the tears.
We spent late nights talking
Sharing all our fears.
So many people tried coming in between
But nobody ever came near.
We were forever
Her in my future was very clear.

But you know,
Everything that has a beginning has an end
No matter how hard we try,
Some clothes are to tattered to mend.
As hard as it is,
I have to let go of my best friend.
I miss her. I do.But she has her life to fix. Maybe one day our paths will cross again and we will rekindle what we had. You still mean the world to me. Honestly you do.
MelaninInked Feb 2018
So, I'm probably going to start university,
Then probably get a job,
Probably get a boyfriend
Who I'll probably marry
And probably have kids

In a few minutes I'll probably have my late lunch
And probably take a nap.
I'm in that stage of my life where I wake up and o with the motions. Nothing is ever certain.
MelaninInked Jan 2018
I am a woman and there are many of our breed,
some like to be out partying but some like to stay in and read,
Some break into arguments others like to leave words unsaid
Some have a legion of friends others like to be alone
But at the end we are all queens of our throne.

At the end of the day, we all bleed when cut
Cry when hurt,
When nervous, have a feeling in our gut.

So why treat us as inferior,
Creating an unreasonable barrier
Treat us with motives ulterior.

Before you act, stop and think about your mother, sister, daughter
Would you be comfortable if this was done to her
I fail to wonder how some of your thoughts occur

I am a victim of **** and I know how if feels,
It takes time before it heals,
Its feels like your life is stuck on its wheels
And it even hurts me more that apart from me there are many more ordeals

It's time we raise our voice,
This is not a request or a choice,
I am African but not ignorant to what is going on in the world. Be woman, be proud.
  Jan 2018 MelaninInked
Nuna
Ever since you left
I've been getting more calls from people asking about you and everytime I had to explain that you're no longer here.
They never understood, they thought you were perfect.

What they didn't know is that the seek for perfection is what you left for, you didn't find it within me you looked somewhere else

Ever since you left,
I've been seeing you in the mirror from time to time, telling me to please, oh please cover my freckles.
But they're a part of me, unlike you
You no longer are

Ever since you left,
The place seemed emptier than ever
So i decided to fill it with everything I love and you hate
I'm making space for what my heart desires and for what you never wanted to have around

Ever since you left,
I've been wearing the pair of jeans you told me looked so weird and that I couldn't ever pull off
They're my favorite jeans now

Ever since you left
I've been growing my hair
You said long hair makes me look like a child though
I've been happier
I've been listening to slow songs you could never dance to
I've been writing and reading more,
I've been doing everything that I love



This a message to my old self
Ever since you left
I've been happier
Don't come back
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