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Dopamine

By Michelle Allette, Virginia State University It's gonna be a great day! I'm so excited–don't know what to expect– but fun! I might try...

The Life Cycle

By Shamia Thompson, Virginia State University Photo 15005262 © Elena Ray | Dreamstime.com Start at the end. Where all my dreams and...

I'm a Mess

By Janise Johnson, Virginia State University I am a mess Both inside and out Contradictions run amuck Who I want to be Conflicted with...

What Happens When You Coddle a Child?

By Janise Johnson, Virginia State University Do they still aspire to be the greatest versions of themselves? Do they make intentional or...

Only Little Girls Cry

By Michelle Allette, Virginia State University Only little girls cry, And I have aged. I was always told Dry your eyes only little girls...

Untitled

By Joshua Branch-Howell, Virginia State University In the shadowed halls of chance, my mother roams, Her eyes ablaze with hope but empty...

Grab My Thighs

By Yana Harrison, Virginia State University Grab my thighs while you look into my eyes. Now these thighs aren't your typical type of...

He’s Eleanor’s Weapon, Not Her Son

By Brandon X. Givens, Virginia State University He’s born strong, handsome, and of high status. Pretty as a peach. Perfect to the...

Connection

By N'yasha Jones-Holloway I like him, but does he like me? Am I falling way too fast? Or this time will it last? I wonder if we are meant...

I Woke Up Today

By Morgan L. Jones, Virginia State University I woke up today, even though I didn’t want to open my eyes, I woke up today. I slept for...

No Vacancy

By Shamia Thompson, Virginia State University Photo 121897145 © Teresa Virbickis | Dreamstime.com every time I reserve myself for you you...

There is More to It...

By Janae Spates, Virginia State University Sometimes we hold out our hands to God in hopes He’ll give us something materialistic Without...

In a Cemetery

By Mystique Meredith, Virginia State University In a cemetery, worlds join together, and nature stands still like celestial bodies...

Makes Me Proud

By Janise Johnson, Virginia State University To have and to hold The beauty of watching your life For who am I? To be chosen for such a...

Just a Woman

By Nailah Starks, Dillard University A woman, I have become a child with no morals. How can you spell beauty without the ‘but’? I have...

Requiem for Terra

By Matthew Prosise, Virginia State University First Place Winner, Poetry, 2022 VSU English Department Writing Contest Cry for lost and...

AWAY

By Kadyn Washington, Virginia State University Second-Place Winner, Poetry, 2022 VSU English Department Writing Contest The sounds of...

My Blackness

By Kadyn Washington, Virginia State University My blackness is not subjected to just my melanin but what lies within The innocence...

The Great Outdoors

By Malia Saygo, Virginia State University My peace is not confined to a certain place or person. My peace shapeshifts into whatever color...

Haikus for the Black Man

By Nailah Starks, Dillard University Beware, he’s coming Have you ever heard him speak? Roses kiss his tongue. Momma who is that? He’s a...