i am the dot, dot, dot...

i am the dot, dot, dot
the eternal placeholder
the lips you run to when hers aren’t close enough
the dotted line after the colon
the friend.

i am where there riverbed ends
the surrogate
the almost doesn’t count
the better luck next time

the fool
(everybody plays me)
the tool
(everybody use me)
the stool
(everybody stand on me)
to get high enough to reach someone else’s expectations

my anti-domestic violence psa...

so i haven't officially been blogging lately, but a sista has been busy!! one of the projects that has been stealing my attention is the "a good look campaign (c) - changing the face of domestic violence," a campaign created by big sis and company. last week i was featured in their grand opening video and psa, as well as performed for their first anti-domestic violence awareness town hall event in reston, virginia. the event was insane, i smiled, i cried (and when i say cried, i mean get-up-and-go-to-the-restroom-cause-you're-disturbing-people cried) the stories were just unreal! but it was honored to be a part of such a life-saving movement, and i look forward to doing more with liletta and her team. if you'd like to learn more, visit her site at http://www.bigsisandcompany.net.

and to see the psa i contributed to the campaign, see below!!