BREATHE
by AJ Turner
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Pub Date 1 Feb 2022 | Archive Date 1 May 2023
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Description
There’s a connection that draws you in. Words that captivate your emotions, bringing you into the thoughts and expressions of the poet. This same connection sometimes brings you to tears while being immersed in truth.
This book of poetry expounds on Urban injustice.
While a mother discusses a way out by just BREATHING, she’s able to come from behind the brick wall. The brick wall that’s stolen our cries, our fears, our mind, our smile, our child; and cause misunderstandings of who, what, why and how we got knocked down!!! All we want to do is bre-e-eathe on the streets where we roam near our homes.
My poems are about the disrespect we suffer because of our beautiful brown skin. Our lives are being taken without regret, and our loved ones suffer this repeatedly day after day.
The richness of our Black history is often overlooked and not identifiable in the lives taken.
I write to expose the wrongs committed against (My) Melanin people that are suffering!! Why? Because of the color of their skin, our skin, when all we want is to Breathe! Poetry draws, it sees the heart and accepts me, allowing me to release and not look back with regrets.
My motto “Blessed” to just BREATHE !!!!!
Advance Praise
"BREATHE makes an impact. BREATHE spotlights the reality of dealing with everyday situations with brown skin and curly hair. Unlike the placating content disguised as radical which serves only to keep people submissive and quiet, BREATHE illustrates the real emotional responses to injustice and unfair situations.
The impact forces introspective contemplation and leaves no room for doubt that racism exists. There’s no question about it. At times the work is chilling. Some poems fan the flames of frustration. Each piece manages to sooth the fire without smothering the flame."
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