An Untitled Poem
May 15, 2020
Power
Phone light dark trees
From light speckles with tyrant blows
Free flowing
Card fester felling lowly
As lovers lead to their own demise … More An Untitled Poem
Author: Olivienne R. Spencer
Time, Rain and Concrete
September 24, 2019
I pass him in the lobby on my way to the store. His smile is a missile that both stops and jump-starts my heart. He says what’s up. I try not to cheese. I wait till I pass him, and flippantly ask over my should, “You gonna be here for a min?” “Yeah, imma be right here.” … More Time, Rain and Concrete
Bear Creek
May 7, 2019
Tracks…
They lead to that small hut. Inside is the fire blazing, the black round pot being stirred. Quiet child soundless as her braid tied tightly relying on her back. Plain dress and Brown shoes all hush. The fire crackles for life. … More Bear Creek
Trust Your Magnetic Needle
October 31, 2018
People tend to believe the heart to be irrational due to its focus on feelings, the gut and variables unseen, but I believe it is a muscle like anything else that needs to be exercised. … More Trust Your Magnetic Needle
Musical Philosophies – Outstanding
December 4, 2017
Video:
We’re not meant to fit in … More Musical Philosophies – Outstanding
Musical Philosophies – Good
December 2, 2017
Video:
Your future … More Musical Philosophies – Good
Me Preocupa De
April 11, 2016
The scene was set and laid to be.
The cold she bore by the frozen tree.
Its roots embedded she found no cause.
Her soul was trapped with no remorse.
The chill descended wrapped in honor,
as ice cycles dripped from nature fathered. … More Me Preocupa De
Fruit Stand Wonderland
March 20, 2016
Tears streamed down her cheeks. He began to blow scents of jasmine and cooing at it. Suddenly it opened itself to her. It peeled and grabbed her locks, it’s rinds, and swallowed her. She was a seed. … More Fruit Stand Wonderland
A Deliberative Walk
February 26, 2016
There is a lot you can find in a lost black girl. The knotty pine untied as the mind transforms into a world without limits. City limits, upward climb wile emotions roller in the rain. What do YOU think? Untied she strolls, her nameplate-emphasizing, blinging in script in so only the true can understand through the shine. … More A Deliberative Walk
Voting is like Grandaddy and Ice Cream
February 16, 2016
Why don’t people think it’s worth it to vote? They say all of the candidates are terrible, it’s just choosing the lesser of evils. How can things change with this mentality? How can we shift power without showing up? It costs to run for any office. Why would anyone worthy run, without seeing that the … More Voting is like Grandaddy and Ice Cream
