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Intensity (Sparks and Sputters) [Poem]
It’s fascinating How you can be Completely speechless And yet Still have so much to say All at once What is that for me? An oxymoron Or a sheer coincidence I don’t know Perhaps it is because I have been choosing to keep my mouth —closed Call it a Miranda right Again, I don’t know…
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Snippet: Camo-Violet (Poem)
I’m still doing snippets of poems from my book To Whom It May Concern on Instagram. Here’s the last one that I’ve posted up for today: Feel free to follow me on Twitter (@jSSberry) & Instagram (@jssbery) to read all the snippets I’ve released from the book. Be sure to get yourself a copy To Whom It…
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Poem for Sandra Bland
Because today is the anniversary of her death, I wrote a short poem on my Facebook status: They tried to smother out your flame Your candle was extinguished But no one could put out the blaze Left in place of your name I love you, Sis I miss you Continue lighting the way #SayHerName #SandraBland…
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One Year Since Sandy’s Death…
Today marks one year since my friend and Soror, Sandra Bland, passed away. I am asking everyone to please be sure to pray for her family, her friends, her sorors and all of Delta Alpha (her chapter.) I am also asking that you not let her death be in vain. Do not let any of…
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Black Ghost, Gun Smoke (Poem)
I still wish… I hadn’t watched that second video Watching someone die On camera Does something to you Sometimes Flashes Of Alton Sterling’s last moments Appear before me Filling up every space of my sight Until all I see Is him before my eyes Withering and shaking On the concrete Arms outstretched As though he…
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Perfect Timing
Today’s tidbit comes on the brink of a very tense and climatic situation in our country. I feel weary about all the evil I’ve seen over the past few days…then I looked at the snippet for this day: No matter how hard life gets, regardless of all the evil that surrounds us every day, all…
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TWMC Tidbits: Last of Sticky Notes
Here is the last snippet of the poem “Sticky Notes.” You can read it entirely in my book To Whom It May Concern: If you’d like to read all the snippets from my book, feel free to follow me on Instagram (@jssberry) or go and like my Facebook Page (Jacqueline Simone Poetry)
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Quivering Bows (Poem)
(After watching the story reported on the news today, seeing posts and comments from my friends on social media, a poem began stirring up inside of me. I wasn’t going to write or say anything, but it has pressed on my heart so much that I just couldn’t fight it anymore. As an African American woman…
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Dying To Live [Again] (Snippet 2)
The second snippet from my poem “Dying To Live [Again]” from my book To Whom It May Concern: Go here to read up on what To Whom It May Concern is about. If you’d like to make a purchase today, click this link. Follow me on my social accounts to read all the snippets from the book: Twitter…