Skip to main content

an excerpt of a poem entitled Thirteen Ways to Watch a Flower

Image
By
In the sun as her beams shine,
Sits the flower center stage
Basking in all the glory

Fresh scent of Mother Earth all around
I lay back as if I am apart of nature
And inhale the beauty of one flower

It sways and rocks to and fro
Like the curves of a woman
Dancing in the night

Listen closely as you hear the bees
Buzzing around to find that one flower
That will be the one to share her sweet nectar

- Akenya Jenné

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Me and Mr. Hollywood - Chapter 7

By
I get back out to the bar to Bella, Cherry, and Toya who are all completely drunk at this point, but still holding it all together pretty well. They were dancing to a reggae/dancehall/reggaeton mix being spun effortlessly by the house DJ. The club was one of the few night spots I had been to in NYC with a DJ who was black and a woman. Most of the staff inside Bella's club were black women so I felt a lot less guilty about all the money I ended up spending in the club. "Bout damn time ma. SHIT!" Bella exclaimed as I made my way closer to where she was standing. "I thought I was gonna have to come back in that bitch and drag yo ass out," she joked as she elbowed me in my side. I managed a slight smile across my face. but it was far from convincing. I didn't want the girls thinking something was wrong while were supposed to be partying. I really hated for people to worry themselves about me or make a big fuss out of a personal situation. I realized immediatel...
Post a Comment
Read more

Me and Mr. Hollywood - Chapter 8

By
"Mr. Hollywood," I asked interested in the convenient nickname given to this "mystery guy". I really didn't want to believe that this had been the woman in Donovan's apartment and I especially didn't want to believe that this bitch was friends with my most dearest of friends. This girl housed an evil spirit. You could smell the stench of hate and manipulation and bitterness coming off of her. "That's an interesting name, what he do," I added. Violet's eyes darted towards me like daggers. "Bitch don't be asking me no question like that, I don't know who tf who are," she snapped. Chrissy and Ginger were just as shocked as I was to hear Violet lose her shit.  I knew the girl was evil, but damn I didn't think she would be bold enough to get so loud with me in a public space. Initially, I wanted to let her have it right then and there, but I thought about Bella and how disappointed she would have been that her friend...
Post a Comment
Read more