MzVPain

As a poet, I have always thought words are words and they only have the power (levity) you give them. For example, Ladies, have you ever met someone who thought that using the word "B___h" was really going to get you P.O.'d? And how did you handle that? If it wasn't shocking to you, or if you have any sliver of survivor within you, the word rolls off your back...  As a woman; if you think I am a "B"-word, I can see it as my advantage. However, as a Black woman, if you have a list of stereotypes you expect me to fit; then I welcome you to the privilege of knowing me. It will be my privilege to blow your mind! And that's the type of thinkin

Why do I keep using the words coming of age and actualization? Occasionally, we recoil from the sting of growing pains, but still we must go forward. It's just like a child who hates going to bed. Each day winds down to that dreaded moment. Little by little the child will become creative, cunning, and even desperate to avoid this moment. No matter what they invent, reality remains, the day is ending and bedtime's beginning. Eventually, they learn the time is inevitable. But it may take a few chastenings before they comply... The same is true of life, you may struggle with each change necessary to become responsible for yourself. (Bucking par

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