Author: Great Joy
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My Words
I missed April 30th—sometimes I hit a mental swirl of death, not unlike that horrible grinding of an old laptop that’s on its last leg. It’s these hormones. Meanwhile, I wrote this one quite a while ago, it was inspired by this simple phrase written by someone else altogether, seen below (click the link in […]
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The DIVINE WIND of God, The Holy Spirit
Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: Ephesians 2:2 KJV I WONDER sometimes… this prolly why folks don’t fool with me. My thoughts are quite uncomfortable, even as I […]
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Love and Life Unfair
I lost a meter in this one. I don’t even know if that’s a thing. It just felt right, so I did it. And isn’t that all poetry really is? A feeling that tracks perfectly in the moment? That captures the intensity exactly, like photography with words? That’s the beauty of written language. You decide […]
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What Is in a Name
I wrote this one on behalf of people who are tired of arguing with that one person whom you love very much but who never seems to “get it.” Who likes to pick fights then play the victim. Who has zero self reflection skills, so every problem they encounter is someone else’s fault. They are […]
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Time Heals All Wounds
I have a few more days to throw poems at you! Lol. This one is a favorite. It’s a simple free verse kind of thing. I was thinking about so many complex situations, and this fell into my lap. Does time really heal anything? My answer would be no. The only benefit of time is […]
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Banned Books
Ahhh my favorite little pattern. Y’all see how I jiggle words and turn phrases on their sides to try to keep this meter? Somebody save ya girl! Meanwhile. I feel frustrated today. I want to burn bridges. I want to confront people in the base ways in which I am capable. I want to weaponize […]
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Always on my Mind
A couple of things… First off? I love Brandy. She is one of the most underrated vocalists out there. Her tone, her range, her vocal dexterity…few match up. Her song Always on my Mind is still one of my go to’s, and it is the song that inspired this A/B/A/B style poem. I write like […]
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Always Stay Gracious: The Best Revenge? It’s Your Savior.
I’m writing you from a position of perfecting. See, I’m in process, being stripped down to my bearings like a rusty bicycle. Rust lingers and builds up on itself—even after you’ve taken a metal like iron or basic steel out of the elements, the rust doesn’t magically disappear. It has to be CLEANED OFF. And […]
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Dreams Don’t Have Deadlines: A Kind of Testimony
At the library fumble-writing this chapter 2 of my capstone while also trying to figure out just how GOOD God is. I look back over my life these past few months…God not only took care of me without full time employment, but He also handed me back things I thought were long buried. He is […]
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Classic
A celebration of blackness, womanhood. And the intersection thereof. The word of God states that we are fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139:4). More than just physical appearance, too, because only people focus on the outward, God has placed inside you a beautiful light. Once hidden and marred in the darkness of sin nature, it […]
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