It matters to me that I feel loved by the universe - and I do.

It's better to have your blackness taken away than to stand and lie about who you actually are.

I have a lot of faith in us. I have a lot of faith in humanity. It's based, though, on my own life; I've come too far to be a pessimist.

... my mother adorned with flowers whatever shabby house we were forced to live in.

Writing poems is my way of celebrating with the world that I have not committed suicide the evening before.

Many people are aware that we are in peril and that there is no trustworthy leadership.

I am not lesbian, I am not bisexual, I am not straight. I am just curious