Mya Speeks's Writings
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Poem
Jun.30.2011
Sometimes I forget that I am more powerful than even I can conceive
I have lived through storms that have taken me to seven levels of hell and delivered me on the shores of my mother unharmed and clothed in riches I couldn't tell you where they came from
I have from time to time let it slip my mind that I am more than what even I see before me in the...
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Poem
Jun.24.2011
yesterday came so easy for me
see i could be sitting here listening to my babies babble all day
and suddenly travel a million miles back yesterday
i could hear, see and smell all the things we did back then
run my fingers over past rememberances feeling the silky touch
of what was back when
i'm having a hard time catching up
cause i'm so stuck on what was...
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Article
May.16.2011
Well let's just say that day one was a little uneventful.
You know I have waaaay too many distractions, ADHD may not always be manageable without the proper guidance.
I started out well, went over some of my novel. I've been doing writing execises three times a week to get the habit of writing prompts and structured timing.
I discovered that I can do two things...
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Poem
Apr.09.2011
I could sit here and tell you that nothing will change
and you and I will be forever connected at the soul
weaving together the strong holds of rich african soil
but we been long since gone
and ain't nobody phoning home unless they asking for money
I could sit over there
and tell you all the dreams of my father
and the sins of long dead sons
but...
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Poem
Apr.05.2011
The first lie
that I believed
was all the lies
I told to me
to be loved
I had to be
all the things
in make believe
I had to be
all the girls
I ever saw
in magazines
statuesque and
lightly flavored
skinny jeans
to be favored
not too dark
hips softly shapened
no kinky hair
no belly shaking
no thickened lips
no big feet
no...
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Poem
Apr.05.2011
blinded
by the light
singing straight up to clear the air between my ears
encouraging myself to rely on my senses instead
of my personality
sorry I couldn't rewind the clock far enough to get back
all the time wasted
trying to be something I ain't never been before or since
but I'm here now
standing between shaking knees and overworked lines
trying to figure out...
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Article
Apr.04.2011
I've decided to challenge myself
in all ways
mentally, physically, socially, spiritually, emotionally
I've started exercising...if you can call it that I'll just call it moving faster than I do when I'm on the couch
I've started writing... I do that anyway so that's not new
I've started writing a poem a day... that will definitely challenge me because I don't...
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Short Story
Feb.25.2011
The Women
"The Women" is the forthcoming work of fiction which depicts the relationships of four women within the Oliphant family.
Marjorie is the eldest sibling whose sudden life change creates a chain of events that she may never be able to rectify
This is the beginning of her story....
Marjorie wrapped her slender fingers around the honey brown dreadlock and...
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Poem
Jan.31.2011
Twisted… Like walking forward looking back
Human helix forged into pretzel position trying to figure out which direction
Twisted…Like broken reminisces of who I used to be the day before you
Slow walking through fog trying to fix myself to the languished used to be… Deshelved, distracted, disturbed, distraught over tingling sensations never before experienced...
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Poem
Jan.07.2011
In The Company of My Sisters
We
We who have sat behind doors
Waiting our turn
Bowing and leading others
To enter the stage
We dream on
We
We who give praise
Open our lips for the heavens to reign down favor,
Holding our breath
Waiting,
Finishing our sentences beneath our breath
Praying someone has heard our silent request
We
We who waited our turn
Put our lives on hold
While...
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About Mya
Re-invented Diva, Culture Discovery Enthusiast, Lover, Mystery, Truthsayer, Mystic, Wisdom, Pride and Warrior
You never know what comes next....so be prepared for anything
I've chosen to be exactly what I'm supposed to be... no regrets only lessons learned...
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Causes Mya Speeks Supports
The Leeway Foundation
Mya’s Favorite Books
The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum