what if you split the world into pieces
and called them countries
declared ownership on what never belonged to you
and left the rest with nothing

i even tried to bury myself alive
but the dirt recoiled
you have already rotted it said
there is nothing left for me to do

do not look for healing
at the feet of those
who broke you

Poetry and art are key influences in changing how we look at taboos.

For me, the power of the poetry in 'Milk and Honey' is the feeling you get after finished reading the poem. It's the emotion you feel once you've read the last word, and that is only possible when the diction is easy, and you don't get stuck on every other word, you don't know what the word means.

I sat with myself one day and asked, 'Who is in those prestigious literary circles? Do they represent me? Do they appreciate the topics I write about and the style in which I write? Do those gatekeepers let a demographic like mine through the door?' And the answer was no.