Writer's Block Wednesday (#20)

The word for this week is CORRECT. Here's what I got:

Come Correct

Copyright 2010

My name is NOT

baby

slim

ho

bitch

sexy

shorty

sweet thang

If you put these titles on me

you obviously

don't know

who I am

I am

a Colored girl

a Diamond in the rough

a Black girl who rocks

i wear

weaves

braids

wigs

cornrows

depending on my mood

i like to snuggle on the couch

in my leopard print Snuggie

with a cup of

Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate with mini marshmallows

and a good book

i color with Crayola crayons

in coloring books

while laying on the floor

with my daughter

i scream

"run baby run"

at the top of my lungs

as my handsome son runs

the football down the field

i dance slow

with my arms tight

around my man

as I whisper in his ear

i work hard

for the education of children

no matter

their race, ethnicity, gender or

economic status

(although little Black girls with bright eyes and braids steal my heart)

i believe

in the wonder of love

the power of prayer

and that God has a purpose for my life

My name is

Beautiful

Blessed

Beloved

Intelligent

Strong

Kind

I AM

a Colored girl

a Diamond in the Rough

a Black girl who rocks

a CHILD OF GOD

I know my worth

so come to me correct

or don't come at all....

Writer's Block Wednesdays (#19)...even though it's Thursday

So mid term elections are over and I am more than a little disappointed in the outcome. The word for this week is PULSE and it is the perfect word for a time such as this....

Mid Term Pulse

Copyright 2010

Dear America,

checked your pulse lately?

Are you alive?

Can you see

what's goin on?

pull up the shades

open the blinds

take a look

you are sure to find

teen pregnancy on the rise

glamorized on MTV and

the cover story

in entertainment magazines

real housewives

who ain't real

and who ain't even housewives

spending money with no rhyme or reason

while your next door neighbor

is on his second year

of unemployment

struggling

hustling

to keep his family fed

in the words of Teddy P

Wake up everybody

our classrooms

are overcrowded

led by teachers

who are

underpaid

unsupported

de-valued

filled with students

who just wanna learn

but are so hungry

they can't concentrate

election of government officials who are

racist

sexist

out for self

blaming our problems

on Barack Obama but

he didn't create the problems...

they came with the job

while you're

waiting for Superman,

I'm depending on GOD

Dear America,

in the midst of it all

I must ask

Are you alive?

Do you have a pulse?