Happy Tuesday, everyone! On May 19th, I officially graduated from Spelman. My feelings about this part of my life coming to an end haven’t fully materialized yet. I look back on this Spelman journey and my heart is filled only with thanks and gratitude. All of my internship and travel experiences, all of the fanfare…
Mimosas
He was a man, light and pretty. He handed me a bouquet of mimosas, yellow and full. I was just a woman, stunned and amazed. I tell him, “Oh, baby, these flowers are beautiful!” ~Sammicakes
bottom of the peanut butter jar
Disclaimer: This is a scary story with mentions of suicide and implied disturbing imagery. Today has not gone well. Friendships are not easy to make but are very easy to break. My mom told me that once. The last person I had considered a friend for the past five years has ended her life. I…
women & their blessings | sonnet
Of all the roses in the great wide worlds The loveliest take time to rise and bloom For they grow in grace and beauty for girls Yet sadly the weakest will die in June You may wonder what flowers grow for boys To surmise one would choose the Middlemist As this Chinese flower is rare…
Movies and Shows I Watched in December 2024
Happy New Year! This is my last month of recording my watched movies and shows. I only watched three new movies this month, as listed below. Malèna and Marie-Antoinette were worth a one time watch, but the newest The Color Purple was an absolute showstopper. My whole family and I really enjoyed watching it Thank…
Movies and Shows I Watched in November 2023
Another month gone, another semester over. ❤ Novembers are always hard for me because of finals–late nights, cramming, too much sugar, not enough exercise. I’m happy another semester has been successfully completed (my grades should be in by tonight!), but I do feel differently this Christmas break. I just finished my last fall semester at…
In Our Own Strength
The internal stagnation that forces the spirit to slow and the body to drop Gazing upon the pink clouds that scatter the spectrum of His emotions ~Sammicakes
Movies, Shows, & Books I Finished in August-October
When assignments and exams pile up, all I want to do is rewatch Disney movies and Gilmore Girls. A difficult semester makes me much less in the mood to venture outside my comfort zone, and I prefer to go for pieces of media that calm me down and bring me peace. Taking that into account,…
waking beauty
People don’t look their best when they try to mimic the features and demeanors of others. Embrace the natural state of who you are. ~Sammicakes
anywhere
I am the ache in my own body
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