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Elikem’s Corner: 22

I dream of 22 Of freedom Of happiness Of bliss Of life 21 has been nothing but pain ...

by Elikem Dodor | Feb 3, 2022

I am Black 365 days out of the year Sometimes even 366. 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. In the...

by Elikem Dodor | Feb 3, 2022

To know love is to know pain To know a blade slicing through all the layers The blood dripping...

by Elikem Dodor | Oct 28, 2021

I should not have to run through my trauma Tell you the details of my horrors Tell you about the...

by Elikem Dodor | Oct 15, 2021

You deserve to be loved, cherished, and appreciated You deserve the most gentle love An...

by Milan Hall | Oct 3, 2021

The pure white tile reflects the light as the cool air hits my bare skin. I step inside my marbled...

by Elikem Dodor | Oct 3, 2021

I am just as intimidating as I look. You see, I am rooted in things that you simply will never...

by Elikem Dodor | Sep 20, 2021

Time has shown me that my existence doesn’t matter That I am nothing but a singular pepper speck...

by Elikem Dodor | Sep 2, 2021

I am all of those things I am a fragile, scattered, complex waste of space Who is constantly...

Now. Now, now, now! Now is my time! My time to love, laugh and cherish. To appreciate the long,...