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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...
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The Life Cycle
By Shamia Thompson, Virginia State University Photo 15005262 © Elena Ray | Dreamstime.com Start at the end. Where all my dreams and...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Untitled
By Joshua Branch-Howell, Virginia State University In the shadowed halls of chance, my mother roams, Her eyes ablaze with hope but empty...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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No Vacancy
By Shamia Thompson, Virginia State University Photo 121897145 © Teresa Virbickis | Dreamstime.com every time I reserve myself for you you...
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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...
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In a Cemetery
By Mystique Meredith, Virginia State University In a cemetery, worlds join together, and nature stands still like celestial bodies...
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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...
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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...
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Requiem for Terra
By Matthew Prosise, Virginia State University First Place Winner, Poetry, 2022 VSU English Department Writing Contest Cry for lost and...
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AWAY
By Kadyn Washington, Virginia State University Second-Place Winner, Poetry, 2022 VSU English Department Writing Contest The sounds of...
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My Blackness
By Kadyn Washington, Virginia State University My blackness is not subjected to just my melanin but what lies within The innocence...
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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...
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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...
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