JOURNALS OF JO

And just knowing that I will soon place that lovely elixir to my lips and feel it slither down my throat, leaving a sensation that consumes

I’m in a mood. And it isn’t because the cycle of life is upon me. It’s because the cycle of life is ever upon me.

You have the power to make the powers that be see me as a human being. You have the power to turn the tide of racism to love and acceptance

These cats weren't ever your friends and they never invited you to the table.  They always fed you and me, scraps from it when we were h

WHO GIVES A Sometimes you'll feel like you're being used. You'll want to lash out at the world and curse at strangers just because they...

Because it’s never my intention to hurt anyone but to open people up to a better expression of themselves. I won’t back down and cower befor

I've spent my entire life trying to be better than where I came from. Where I'm from, the girls there, don't usually make it out of the...

If I could rip my own heart from my chest and show everyone the blood that courses through it.  Point out where the veins meet the artery,

I miss that you weren’t there for my first day of kindergarten. The first time I scraped my knee. The first time I wore my first party dres

You don’t know me Because you’re not ready for me. I’m sage advice. I’m a life lived. I’m the light in the tunnel. I’m the friend when you