Copyright 2016 Leah Burgess "B.Leah"
i have anger.
i have fear.
i have rage.
i have bewilderment.
i have pent up frustration.
i have gas.
i have belly issues.
i have a desire to eat emotionally.
i have a husband that loves the life into me.
i have children that plan to see me at the end of this day.
i have parents that taught me.
i have a sister planning a wedding.
i have a brother planning a baller career.
i have a church family that looks for me.
i have sister-friends that desire connection.
i have a job.
i have health insurance.
i have a dream.
i have a goal.
i have a plan.
i have a mind to keep going.
i have one more portion of hope.
i have one more desire to keep going.
i have The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
i have this moment.
i have the skin on my back.
i have stretchmarks.
i have a bunion forming on my left foot.
i have the same wedding band as my lover.
i have too many blessings to count.
i have time for love.
i have enough.
at a loss for words as i experience the 130+ killing of a Black person in the United States of America. i am tired. i am frustrated. i am Black in America.