Fast forward several years, and my Uptown boy is standing in front of me, eye to eye (not really –because he seems so much taller than I remember). If you recall, our separation was primarily because he’d moved away and a few other reasons. Once our arms were locked around each other an all too familiar feeling of comfort, trust, and love overwhelmed me.
Structurally, For Colored Girls is a series of 20 poems, referred collectively as a “choreopoem”, performed through a cast of nameless women, each known only by a color: “Lady in Yellow”, “Lady in Purple”, etc.. The poems deal with love, abandonment, rape, and abortion.
The beginning (and a little background)…
Well I think it’s only right to start at the beginning, so you will know where I am coming from and I think it will be good for me to recap my life, consider my future even gain a little perspective. I lived in Decatur, GA for more than half my life. My middle- class and rather close family consisted of my mother and father and an older brother. I was and still am [...]
i’m just saying…
Why are people still making a big deal about Keyshia Cole’s latest tattoo. Women are calling her names, and men are saying she is sprung on the young b baller to get his name tattooed on her body.
I feel the complete opposite.
I am certain that everyone expresses their love in a variety of ways. In some countries- beating women is thought to be an example of love and dedication! I think Keyshia is a girl who loves tattoo’s [...]
te*na*cious tuesday…
As I pass by BET, they are running a commercial for apparently everyone’s new favorite reality show except mine, Tiny and Toya. I catch a glimpse of Tiny wiping away her tears, friends encouraging her on her first night alone, and a plane lifting off- leaving us to assume that her long term boyfriend is off to serve his year and a day jail sentence. In a flash it creates a spiral of thoughts, however most of them [...]
Stupid girls, originally uploaded by Ms. Palindrome.
To avoid appearing self indulgent, I wanted to share stories of people that I know and/or heard of, and the various situations they encountered during my relationship struggles that made me feel as if my drama was never quite “that” bad. Honestly it’s these stories that keep women, and some men in trouble. We feel that the stories we are listening too over our self implemented- extended lunch breaks, are mountains compared to our [...]
Well my instincts were right on. We were together again. But this time, being a little older and more mature, I wasn’t impressed with how he was beginning to settle for the glam of his chosen lifestyle. I have wasted so much time in my life, but I was truly displeased with how he was wasting his. Needless to say, it wasn’t for me and we went our separate ways. (Let me reiterate how much I loved this man and [...]
Couple black swan, originally uploaded by maruli786.
Well of course there were social and personal affects occurring at that same time in my life. When I began GSU, I was instantly attracted to a guy who would eventually be mine. He was a football player, from a more southern part of Georgia, with a baby and baby’s mother that were left behind so he could pursue his all American start (We’ll call him Mr. Football). He was quite a ladies man, [...]
The beginning (and a little background)…
Well I think it’s only right to start at the beginning, so you will know where I am coming from and I think it will be good for me to recap my life, consider my future even gain a little perspective. I lived in Decatur, GA for more than half my life. My middle- class and rather close family consisted of my mother and father and an older brother. I was and [...]
