“A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.”

— Dr. Maya Angelou

PoetSimone 3/1/19 PoetSimone 3/1/19

Self Injury Awareness Day!

***POSSIBLE TRIGGER WARNING***

All I wanted at the time was relief. That is the night it all started for me.

PoetSimone 12/20/18 PoetSimone 12/20/18

I’m the Boss

Women surrounded by men who were taught that they were puppy dogs as boys and that that was okay have now grown up to be pit bulls and damn do they bite hard

PoetSimone 10/13/18 PoetSimone 10/13/18

Beauty for Ashes

I was scared of getting better because I did not know how I would be able to create. I did not know how to navigate the world with joy and wholeness.

PoetSimone 8/15/18 PoetSimone 8/15/18

Hold On

This is for all of us, young and old, and in between... this is my wish, my hope, my dream for all.

PoetSimone 1/23/18 PoetSimone 1/23/18

Stars: A Collection of Poems

Today, a collection of poems, Stars, that I am blessed to have been a part of has been released.

PoetSimone 7/25/17 PoetSimone 7/25/17

#ChiChisweatsesh

Rocking my testimony in Central Park with #ChiChisweatsesh

“Every tool is a weapon if you hold it right”
— Ani DiFranco