Breeanna first discovered poetry as a young girl and deepened that connection in adulthood when she began translating her undying need for expression into words on the page. Her passion for the art led her to enter a poetry competition and as a result, in 2018, a single poem of hers was published in Volume 2 of "Colorism Essays and Poems". Breeanna’s poetry predominantly covers love, the complexities and struggles of Blackness, and the struggle and beauty of feminine life. She hopes to give others a voice through her words and to inspire healing through her work. You can follow Breeanna on Instagram at @sincerely_breeanna
"At the core of everything, love is what inspires me. The way it manifests itself in so many forms from physical touch to something more abstract like art. Additionally, I am inspired by God, my family and nature. All of those things influence my work heavily".
“Welcome Mat”
Here
On this welcome mat
Good men with bad hearts know welcome
Like carpet know stain
They
Take for hostage the souls of good women
Tracking mud onto their floors
And burden onto their hearts
On this welcome mat
Good men with bad mouths
Mold insecurities into daggers
That dig deep into independent skin of strong women
Who know want and need
Are as far from similar as father and daddy
See on this welcome mat
Good men with bad habits
Mastered breaking hearts, breaking homes and breaking promises
Before they learned build her up
So they break her down
Praise her strength then snatch her crown
Cause there can only be one leader round
Here
And that’s king
Ain’t no room for queens
Well ain’t no room for peasants either
So pack your things
Cause here
On this welcome mat
Good women with scarred hearts
Teach good men with bad parts
Goodbye
“Journey”
Seed
swallowed by darkness
yet heavy with potential
force through shadow with hands of determination
stretch eager to Heaven
drink sunlight
taste rain
birth beauty in storm
but this ain’t magic
it’s brilliance
the way stress become nourishment in your garden
better yet
let’s call it bravery
because only the brave feel adversity and think
grow.
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