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• POST 2: Faith without Works – 2012 vs 2022

  

  Thank you to all who join me along the journey that many don’t feel worthy enough to take. Writing keeps me alive. ***As always with my works: TRIGGER WARNING

  Jusjess Poetry

  January 25, 2023

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• Faith without Works 2012 vs 2022 – Post 1

  

  I often reflect on the growth displayed in my works. I must also remind myself of why I do what I do. Writing keeps me alive. But I must continue to work towards not only my wellness, but all things that enable me to thrive. I am sharing here a sample of my self published […]

  Jusjess Poetry

  January 25, 2023

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• Identity

  

  I am always my authentic self in my works, but admittedly if it isn’t well received I find myself doing that dance with self doubt. I love the positive feedback that I receive from the transparency that is displayed along my journey through my writing, but I need not let that be a determining factor […]

  Jusjess Poetry

  January 22, 2023

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  author, black poets, female poet, healing, inspiration, mental health, motherhood, motivation, poem, poet, poetry, recovery, spoken word, trauma, women writers, writer

• Bound

  

  Significant strangers tied together by a tree.  What is the root that connects me to you and you to me? I gotta take what I feel, and put it in writing Because surely those first two lines come off disrespectful, I must hold myself accountable and not be neglectful.  After I talk to God, I […]

  Jusjess Poetry

  January 22, 2023

  poetry

  author, black poets, female poet, healing, inspiration, mental health, motherhood, motivation, poem, poet, poetry, recovery, spoken word, trauma, women writers, writer

• Baa Baa EBON Sheep

  

  It gets a bit tiring, Being led by your inner voice. It feels a bit lonely, Realizing that you must stand alone Feeling like that one sheep who went astray, But even after being encouraged to return and complying, There is something different inside. Looking in the sky Wondering why God didn’t allow you to […]

  Jusjess Poetry

  January 21, 2023

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  author, black poets, female poet, healing, mental health, motherhood, poem, poet, poetry, spoken word, women writers, writer

• SAYS WHO?

  

  Who said that you can’t dance to no music? Who labeled you taboo? Whose lens are you viewing YOU from? That runner in you, Who’s that runner running from? Rumbling through the streets of rejection, Ignoring a reflection that is true Are you seeing yourself like they are, Or can you see yourself as YOU? […]

  Jusjess Poetry

  January 20, 2023

  poetry

  author, female poet, mental health, poem, poet, poetry, spoken word, women writers, writer

• Voilà Moment

  

  “Individuals on the journey eventually find themselves experiencing a baptism by fire. It’s that moment when they are just about to lose their lives and they miraculously, courageously find the answer that gives their life meaning. And that meaning, that answer, saves them.” – Viola Davis In chapter one of “Finding Me,” Viola Davis speaks […]

  Jusjess Poetry

  January 15, 2023

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• Metaphoric Dream State

  

  I’ll be among those who admit: “So many times I tried to ignore it.” That voice, that intuition, That spiritual guidance that reminds us of our missions. But in my dream, I saw a raven. Was it similar to Poe’s grief, the underlying message? Or, for me, was it a symbol of rebirth? For in […]

  Jusjess Poetry

  January 8, 2023

  poetry

  author, black poets, female poet, healing, mental health, motherhood, poem, poet, poetry, recovery, spoken word, women writers, writer

• I write POETRY

  

   I write poetry. There are many things I could do in my spare time, But I write poetry. There are many things I could splurge on, I could spend recklessly  But the only investment that fills these internal voids Is writing poetry. No matter what job title I have ever held no matter what diagnosis […]

  Jusjess Poetry

  January 7, 2023

  poetry

  author, black poets, female poet, healing, mental health, poem, poet, poetry, recovery, spoken word, women writers, writer

• An ode to motherhood

  Becoming a mother at a young age – Challenging, yes. Lack of sleep, mapping out my goals to coincide with the tasks ahead – which I had no idea what it meant other than “I’m going to have a cute little baby. And then I’ll graduate high school.” There are tips and tricks and hacks […]

  Jusjess Poetry

  December 26, 2022

  poetry

  author, female poet, healing, mental health, motherhood, poem, poet, poetry, spoken word, women writers, writer