by Linda Orji | Jun 10, 2016 | Poetry Closet
Me: Silicone? Them: Injection. Me: Why, so I can look like who? Feel like what? Them: Walk with a more curvaceous strut! Me: Far from the crowned Mutt That walked in the presence of King Tut? Does good come from that cut? Them: What cut? Me: The one craftily performed...
by Linda Orji | Jun 2, 2016 | Poetry Closet, Your Story is My Story
Scared to lose something I never had, Hoping this is not some type of typical guy 3-month fad. Don’t want to do anything to push him away… Want to make sure I’m there for him to listen to every word he has to say. Deep down inside, I question whether I should...
by Linda Orji | Jun 2, 2016 | Classified, Poetry Closet, Your Story is My Story
Her body is precious. Her body is a jewel. She’s a queen. Her walk is hella mean. But when her girls find out her secret She develops low self-esteem. They ask why… Liz: Why you ain’t let him hit it? If I was you, I would’ve been did it? Mya: Why you...
by Linda Orji | May 4, 2016 | Poetry Closet
… is defined by likes, re-posts, re-tweets, sharing, comments, etc., right? What if we removed that ability. How would that change things? Would people still post, tweet, bend over backwards (literally) to take the best footage? Would individuals be as quick to...
by Linda Orji | May 4, 2016 | Classified, Poetry Closet, Your Story is My Story
Am I complaining about all this? Nope! Just bragging about my “imperfections.” I figured there are enough people in the world boasting about their “strengths” and how amazing they look, so I thought I’d switch it up a little and boast about my “flaws.” My teeth...
