R. Rhema
Chopped Hands
His blade released me from the chains that kept my hands from freedom but bound me to an existence of intersectional oppression.
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Creative Expression
R. Rhema
Jun 19, 20235 min read
Carcinogen
Each treatment took more from me than I could afford to give and offered nothing in return.
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R. Rhema
Aug 18, 20213 min read
Let Go, Let Flow
Emotions and feelings will respond to how you treat them.
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Feb 23, 20214 min read
With This Ring...
I have this ring that I wear on my index finger every day. To most, it’s just a piece of jewelry that adds to the fashion of my outfit,...
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Jan 20, 20214 min read
Marginal Privilege
My friend corrected my comfortable behaviors reminding me that I did not have enough privilege to pretend that my ally was my friend.
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Nov 4, 20203 min read
Take Me There
I thank God for knowing what I need and leaving some of my prayers unanswered to give me His absolute best.
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Sep 22, 20202 min read
This is Going to be Hard
Be careful not to invite the anticipation of struggle into your future because your expectations will create the issues that don’t exist.
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Aug 24, 20202 min read
Reflective Worship
He lifts the sun into the sky, brings clouds through the day, and storms an uncanny comfort that I simply cannot explain.
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Aug 18, 20204 min read
Bodily Betrayal
I choose to see my reflection and not my comparison.
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Jul 26, 20204 min read
Memorial Power
I can choose to oxygenate the burning embers of negativity until I combust, or I can breathe into the flames of the courageous little girl.
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Jul 10, 20203 min read
Manage Your Liberty
You have a mind of your own. Don’t wait for someone to force you to care because you still won’t.
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Jun 15, 20202 min read
A Rare Occasion
The times we live in are indeed rare and it is only through real change that our behaviors of unity become common.
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Jun 7, 20202 min read
Emancipate My Liberty
Our liberation is not an exception it is a humanitarian responsibility demanded by the blood pumping through our veins.
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R. Rhema
May 31, 20203 min read
Black COVID
Our melanin unites us and our purpose delegates the position of our protest.
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R. Rhema
May 22, 20202 min read
Metaphorical Paradox
You may be afraid to hear your pain because the sorrow reflected in the rawness of your voice is alarming to your soul.
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May 10, 20202 min read
Heroes of Hope
The world will forever pay homage to you for being there in our time of need.
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May 6, 20204 min read
Ride & Die Chick
Our authenticity is far more beautiful than the shallow lens that society has taught us to see through.
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May 3, 20204 min read
Dark & Dirty
My eyes are closed, and my breath is too shallow to feel my heartbeat. It smells like pain and the struggle of my life reigns through the...
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R. Rhema
Apr 29, 20203 min read
Where Are My Tears
My stomach wrenched in the reality of my privilege and the power of my purpose.
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Apr 26, 20204 min read
Snitches Get Stitches
I always had a problem running to God with my sin and pain. I wanted to be perfect rather than be perfected.
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R. Rhema
Apr 22, 20204 min read
Dear Sewanee
Dear Sewanee, I can still hear the referee’s whistle blowing when the coach called timeout. My teeth still vibrate as I remember the...
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R. Rhema
Apr 15, 20202 min read
Grief Tick
I’m sorry, but my pain doesn’t walk the cadence drummed by the calloused hands of the clock
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R. Rhema
Mar 20, 20201 min read
A Leader
Each time I encounter one such as these my perspective swings upward and I realize how present my God really is.
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Mar 19, 20202 min read
Baring My Soul
I am the Judas that betrayed you yet I refuse to hang myself.
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Mar 18, 20201 min read
Loose Ends
Stars twinkle in the nursery of darkness as night’s rhyme barely reaches my window.
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R. Rhema
Dec 22, 20192 min read
The Measure of My Melanin
I’m a rainbow of ethnic reigns built from generational clouds.
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R. Rhema
Dec 16, 20192 min read
Sandskin
My ethnological adaptation was impaled by subatomic disease.
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R. Rhema
Dec 16, 20192 min read
The Elements of My Life
That which was desirable leaves my taste buds salted from glaciers swimming on my faith.
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R. Rhema
Dec 14, 20191 min read
Brother Author
Your perception of self and the dreams that you stifle causes your strength to become irrelevant and your wisdom to dance with fools.
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