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Dec 11, 2019
2 min

The Narrative of the Negro

The narrative of the negro is a tale that has been told for centuries highlighting the melancholy of melanin instead of the magic. The pa...

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A Spiritual Being Having a Human Experience

J. Smith

Nov 20, 2019
2 min

A Spiritual Being Having a Human Experience

English philosopher Herbert Spencer coined the term “survival of the fittest” in an attempt to further describe and explain Charles Darwi...

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J. Smith

Oct 5, 2019
2 min

The Nucleus

Your heart is the center of your universe, similar to the nucleus being the center of a cell. The nucleus contains majority of a cells ge...

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J. Smith

Aug 23, 2019
3 min

The Art of Dying

There is an art to dying when you can effectively defeat the villain within yourself and be the victor over your own vices. Change should...

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J. Smith

Aug 8, 2019
2 min

Pardon My Thug Poetry

We are trading war stories, different battles, but nonetheless still a fight. My shot does not take away from your stab for a wound is a w...

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J. Smith

Aug 1, 2019
2 min

Hot Summer: City Girls vs. Hot Boys

Everyone is playing a game, but no one is winning. We are shooting shots for self and essentially there is no team, only turmoil. We are ...

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J. Smith

Jul 28, 2019
1 min

Ordained

I want to become a full moon for you And you can be the sun. I want all of your light To illuminate on me In the night, So even in the da...

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J. Smith

Jul 27, 2019
1 min

What If?

What if we never knew of the desert, Would we love as if we were oceans With rivers flowing into us? What if we spiritually became Beyond...

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J. Smith

Jul 27, 2019
1 min

Sometimes

Sometimes For Kamar Lee McIntosh Sometimes the leaves don't only fall in the fall. Sometimes the winter finds us in spring. Sometimes th...

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J. Smith

Jul 25, 2019
2 min

What Does Your Heart Look Like?

In a simplistic generation of people that place a significant focus on the facade they put on for social media, I often wonder about the ...

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J. Smith

Jul 22, 2019
2 min

The Fear of Feelings

What will become of a generation that is taught feelings are foreign? I envision numerous nomads who will travel distances to diluted des...

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J. Smith

Dec 4, 2018
2 min

Levels of Love: Healing

If you have not read the prior posts in this blog series titled Levels of Love, please do so. I feel it is detrimental that we all unders...

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J. Smith

Nov 20, 2018
2 min

REMEMBERING WHO YOU ARE IN A WORLD THAT IS TELLING YOU WHO TO BE

If God is love and love is God and we are made in his image, are we not naturally born Godly and loving? Where and when do we learn otherw...

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J. Smith

Aug 26, 2018
3 min

UMI Says

Mos Def’s UMI Says has to be one of the most amazing songs ever made, especially in regards to hip hop. The lyrics are piercing but most ...

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J. Smith

Aug 20, 2018
2 min

Is Anyone Ever Really Single?

Is anyone ever really single? My answer based on observation is no. People may not have a relationship status, but they are married to th...

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J. Smith

Aug 20, 2018
3 min

Levels of Love: Service

The Oxford Dictionary defines service as “The action of helping or doing work for someone.” Does your love serve? Does your love heal? Do...

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J. Smith

Aug 17, 2018
1 min

Venus Aphrodite

God planted a garden in her heart And her love was so lush That she freely gave people fruit And flowers Which they ate As often as They ...

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J. Smith

Aug 14, 2018
1 min

Rose Quartz

Your heart is so big, Why do you feel so small? You have worlds inside of you And your eyes serve as windows Not only to your wisdom, But...

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J. Smith

Aug 14, 2018
1 min

King

To the King’s that hear their hearts and express it, I appreciate you. I know it is not an easy task to speak of your pain through poetry...

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J. Smith

Aug 10, 2018
2 min

Levels of Love: Inspiration

Picking up from the post last week on acceptance, let’s continue this series of how we can master the art of loving. The second level of ...

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The Author J. Smith

"She didn't write poetry, she was poetry."