Your eyes searched deeply Pegging for me to return what you gave My nails torn in frustration at my attempt to explain That I could not give you what I didn’t possess myself Only if I saw what you saw If the glow of brown in my eyes satisfied my soul If my loud but …
Author: leakedfrommypen
DeLisa Treshelle is an Author, Speaker, and Equal Rights Advocate. She resides in Southern Louisiana. The US Navy Veteran is best known for her narrative in an Anthology about racism and police brutality called "Voices From The Bayou". She wants to use her personal experiences to motivate others who are struggling to find their place in the world and recover from Depression.
Dreams and Passions
Never give up on your dreams. You’ll wake up one day and realize that all you needed was to awaken what’s already inside of you!
Continuous Wildfire
I was raised on the back of inevitable destruction
Make me feel
The stroke of your pen Scribbled notes down my back Each word painted perfectly As if I was created just to be your canvas I didn’t mind being used for your art Branded by the movement in your hands As if the letters were being tattooed Take me to the place you love the most …
No one cries for the Queen
No one cries for the Queen So she straightens her crown Lifts her shoulders Extends her back and walks pass like an angel gliding through the air No one cries for the Queen The smile planted on her face covers up the invisible bruises etched in her skin Her bones are weakened Restless she still …
Running away
You stood there in a different city Hair astray, wild but not free New faces flash before your eyes You smile Yet the bricks weigh heavier than they did last time This new place should feel like home But you're still running away Be still, what you seek is not in this scenery either It's …
I don’t belong here
When you touch me I escape As I listen to your breath next to me reality stings me in the gut I don't belong here You make me feel whole But my spirit is suffocating Restless with the irregular beat of my heart I'm sleeping with the devil
