by Linda Orji | Nov 24, 2016 | Classified, Poetry Closet
When you start crunching numbers for meals is when you should be working harder for deals. When you got loans and things, stop buying french fries and onion rings. Start thinking of a master plan to be your own financial artisan. A lot of folks will misunderstand that...
by Linda Orji | Nov 23, 2016 | Classified, Poetry Closet
Emily Dickinson, her time’s Poetic Justice, Touching smokey lips with infamous Tupac Shakur But please don’t cry, dry your eyes, never let up Forgive, but don’t forget, girl keep your head up (Tupac Shakur) Though I than He – may longer live He longer must – than I –...
by Linda Orji | Nov 11, 2016 | Poetry Closet
Poetic Justice. If I told you that a flower bloomed in a dark room, would you trust it? Love is not just a verb, it’s you looking in the mirror. ~Kendrick Lamar Tell yourself what you are. Destined to be much more than what you are. Hurt and pain is the game,...
by Linda Orji | Oct 16, 2016 | Poetry Closet
Friday night, Webster ave, Bronx, New York. 30-story brown brick buildings. Butler Housing, also known as The Projects. The loud stereo vibrations of grandma’s bleach smelling studio 15E apartment welcomed us. Wine & Spirits were lifted by the likes of...
by Linda Orji | Sep 16, 2016 | Poetry Closet
Sun’s Gaze Seeds planted on soil. (5 Syllables) Child gazes curiously. (7 Syllables) Sun’s touch, growth. Roots deep. (5 Syllables)
by Linda Orji | Jul 29, 2016 | Poetry Closet, Your Story is My Story
We are where we are because we’ve forgotten where we were. No one is better. We will all die, but while we are here, can we live, together? We are where we are because we remember where we were. I am better. We will all die, so I don’t care if you live. “You are...
