Cocoa Butter: A Poem

By Elma Asio Say those worse words that I want to hear. String them along intricately like beads and gems on a necklace that I will happily adorn. Say them to me slowly. Slow enough for them to wash over my heart and kiss it. I want to hear those words glide over my...

Be The Alpha Woman

By Mahbuba Matovu The Alpha woman exudes a confidence that follows her everywhere she goes. Don’t get it twisted, a boss isn’t always an Alpha woman; an Alpha woman, however, is always a boss! She knows exactly what she wants and that’s what makes her very admirable....

A Shoulder To Lean On

By Denise Tuyisenge So the past few days have been hard, I’ve sort of reached a mental breaking point. I felt like I needed to distance myself from everyone and sensed phoniness in people that “pretended” to “love” me.  I’ll explain the air quotes shortly....