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To the other women…
I’m so sorry that I blamed you for the men that cheated. I’m sorry that I called out your promiscuity rather than my own fear and insecurity. I’m sorry that I was just another source of pain for you, that I allowed my own hurt to cut you with my words.
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This Daniel!
When God established Daniel, men became jealous and plotted against him. They had no cause to accuse him unless on the grounds of the God he served. Can this be said about us today? Are we so faithful in the place that God has set us that no grounds of accusation can be found? Or…
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The other daughter…
I’m the other daughter. I’m the one that didn’t happen to be born in the cocoon of a happy marriage as my other siblings and I underwent a much more complex developmental process. I’m the “awkward situation” we dare not discuss, subject to statements like “Oh I didn’t know he had a daughter this old”.…
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Porcelain ballerina
She resembled a porcelain ballerina music box… Set aside to be admired Occasionally enjoyed Performing as expected Never free to leave her fragile, beautiful state.
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Just one please…
I went to the movies alone Sunday night, yeah… Whatever lol. I didn’t enjoy the movie any less than I did when I went with a friend or spouse. I spent so much time being afraid to do things on my own because I hadn’t come to love my own company yet. Now I enjoy…
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99 cent love
His love was cheap Like a bright red sign that alluded to a great purchase only to leave you with a knockoff version of what you truly wanted He spoke of a love that he couldn’t show It was tender, caring and deceptive It was a love that lent it’s kindness to a soul in…
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Little miss yesterday…
I’m not that girl anymore, I left her behind sometime ago without realizing it. She needed so much just to function, constant contact with other people because she didn’t like herself very much. She held so much resentment and hurt that it clogged her heart and blocked out love. She drank whenever it all became…
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Midnight madness
My heart is heavy tonight. My eyes are moist with a love I only dream of giving. My hands, tied by fate The soothsayer speaks of it Yet it incessantly escapes my grasp. I wait. – Shakeisha M
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99 Problems (Day 99 – 100 Days of Singleness)
I had 99 problems, God only had to fix 1!!! I was seeking God, yet being attacked in every area of my life. I was being criticized and put down by those I loved and respected and it seemed as if everything was going wrong. But God! Being who He is saw all of what…
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Tangled? (Day 98 – 100 Days of Singleness)
I know you have the idea that you’re feeling stuck because of your situation; that’s not it. Your issue isn’t with your surroundings, it’s with your mindset. Yes, everything may be falling apart before your eyes. But, are you gonna fall apart with it? There are times in our lives when it seems as if…
Shakeisha C. Johnson 