J.Joseph

Joined August 2020

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My companion when I'm burning bright and saviour when I'm burning out; my writing is my way of articulating the voices of my heart and mind. I hope you enjoy what they have to say.

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We Were There
We were there, As Afro-Romans spread throughout the empire, in a society where skin tone held no grounds on who was better. If poor and living on the streets, we were there with any other. In wealth we looked upon the sea, the hills and all its wonder.
By J.Joseph5 years ago in Poets
Black Woman
My skin is chocolate, packed with melanated cells. My hair is kinky with small tightly wound curls, growing upwards in waves and swirls.
By J.Joseph5 years ago in Poets
Children Don't See Colour
Children don't see colour? Then why do they look up and ask why the sky is blue? Why do they notice day and night and investigate that too?
By J.Joseph5 years ago in Poets
Respect
I hear the word respect a lot, but I wonder what it means. Does it mean the same to you, as it does to me? To me respect means empathy,
By J.Joseph5 years ago in Poets
Beyond The Mask
Mouth corners raising high, Reveal her childish grin, Eyes lock and voice a flutter, With the greetings she sings. Briskly walking through the halls,
By J.Joseph5 years ago in Poets
Stand Up
Stand up. Stand up and walk. Who are they to label you? They do not define you, Nor can they control you. You. Are. You.
By J.Joseph5 years ago in Poets
Emotional Weather
Even when the sun is high And sky is blue And ground is dry, I peek into the future And I dread what's to come. The downpour that will soak the earth
By J.Joseph5 years ago in Poets
I am Human
Why am I a race before I am human? Segregated before birth. Labelled an inaccurate colour by someone I don't know and have never met.
By J.Joseph5 years ago in Poets

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We Were There

Black Woman

Children Don't See Colour

Respect

Beyond The Mask

Stand Up

Emotional Weather

I am Human

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