Not One (For the Million Mothers March) Not mine son Not mine Not my son Not my brother nephew or current lover Not my neighbor cousin or future husband Not mine Not hers Not anybody’s Son I am not saying no more I am saying not ONE We with the millions of ancestors behind us... Continue Reading →
Remembering Mommy. A poem for Mother’s Day ❤
I Remember You , for Mom on Mother's Day
Not One (New original poetry by Toni Love)
We gather together
Seen and unseen
When mothers pray
The heavens come forth to listen
Blind Faith;heart lessons at a rest stop
The kids look forward to our annual beach vacation all year. It's an opportunity to get away from the day-to-day pressures and routine of school, home-life and chores and simply sleep, eat and play! I look forward to it as well. It's the only week of the year that we are all home at the... Continue Reading →
Born of Warriors- Original Poetry inspired by the #PhilandoCastile murder
Born of Warriors Now is not the time to sit down and grow weary For we are born of warriors Trained on soil rich with the spirits that passed before us We were selected from our tribe and trained for battle Even stripped of our land, our riches and our families We stood strong ushering... Continue Reading →
It’s all Temporary (Memoirs in a Cast)
A good friend told me just a few days before my fracture, "even Superwoman has to put her cape in the dry cleaners for a few days" but Superwoman didn't listen. I found out the hard way that when Superwoman is too stubborn to slow down, God sometimes does it for her.
Yes Black Girl, You Can Get Head Lice! The Finale
I truly hope I will never have to rely on this information myself ever again, but at least if I have to go through this again, I will grab the Safe4people kit, my Robi Comb and my flat-iron and get to work!
Oh, the joys of Parenting!
Toni's Room 