Category: 16Days

VITALS By Darlene Elias No feeling of pain, no tears in sight. Blown out is the fire that ignites the heart and mind, the passion of the eyes. The pain of the dead is...

Written in memory of one of my first Shero’s, my aunt, Sandra Elise Thidemann Howley.  She passed away one year ago on December 9.  She was a concert pianist, entertainer, teacher, mother, aunt, grandmother...

December 8 – Day 14 of the 16 Days of Advocacy I OFTEN WONDER By Marissa Quintero Is it possible that my little girl was left behind for no reason, and all she could...

December 7th – the 13th Day of Advocacy SHY GIRL By Karen Keough-Huff Quiet voice, head down Eyes that look up And shift away   All the answers Speaking in your mind Shoulders hunched...

December 6th = the 12th Day of Activism TORONJAS By Mydalis Vera Mami used to walk miles through the hills of Jayuya toronja in hand, knife in the other Cutting it open as the...

December 5th ~ Day 11 of the 16 Days of Activism LOTUS By Christine Dutton We will glean from the lotus, lessons on life in the moment, delight entwined with the raw Become the...

December 4th – 10th Day of 16 Days of Activism WHO AM I? By Kelberlin Tejeda I’m a Bird in the Sky With no wings and one eye That’s conjugated with puss and fogginess...

December 3 – Day 9 of the 16 Days MASTERMIND By  Darlene Elias Pop, pop, give it up, hocus, pocus, don’t lose focus, you got this even when you think you don’t. Pain is...

December 2nd  ~ Day 8 of the 16 Days of Activism MY SINCERE PLEA By Marissa Quintero In the very early hours of dawn, I remain silent, I hear the birds sing, I see...

December 1 – 7th of the 16 Dys of Actvism “Window Panes” By Jacqueline Velez   Kids runnin’ round this damn house screamin’ Dog’s right behind ‘em Their screams’ don’t drown out the barkin’...