What’s Your Poison, Eena, Meena, Deeka?
I created this piece for an UnErase Against Drugs event. I wanted to go beyond the PSA-style message and tell a story. What’s your poison?
I created this piece for an UnErase Against Drugs event. I wanted to go beyond the PSA-style message and tell a story. What’s your poison?
Read ‘What’s Your Poison, Eena, Meena, Deeka‘ here. This piece was created for an event themed to International Day Against Drugs.
This December I passed a milestone in my life and quit alcohol altogether. I am part of a culture that has mixed messages about alcohol & gender.
I’m writing this post a little late since last week was such a flurry of activity. I performed at the Unerase Poetry against Drug Abuse event. And in the week leading up to it, I also got quoted in a Mid-Day story about using poetry to bring awareness to this…
We all face situations that are alarming & scary. We seek escape. This must mean we are all creating potential addictions for ourselves, every day.
Sometimes all you need to quit smoking is for someone to care enough to order you to stop. Sometimes all you need to resist temptation is for someone to still love you even if you give in. Sometimes all you need to quit being being a coward is for someone…