Terowi Marshall

Joined June 2018

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Bio

Art is life. With each poem I write, there’s a piece of me in every one

Stories (13/0)

Sacrificed
What’s the point in being an open book when no one wants to read? You can’t grow if you rely on others to plant the seed You can’t help change others when they’re okay with being weeds
By Terowi Marshall5 years ago in Poets
Seven Deadly Sins
Envy, sloth, gluttony, pride, wrath, greed, lust; pick your poison No one's better than their deadly sins, for we all become each one in this lifetime
By Terowi Marshall6 years ago in Poets
Paying Homage
You are the perfect embodiment of Mother Nature Skin dark and moist like the rich soil of our motherland, yet glistening like the stars that people wish upon
By Terowi Marshall6 years ago in Poets
Game of Life
It’s so hard now-a-days to decipher fake and real Who knew there would be some hands in life you’d be forced to deal? Who knew in this life, the game was manipulated?
By Terowi Marshall6 years ago in Poets
Dearly Beloved
Your warmth is fake, yet you wonder why I'm cold hearted Dearly beloved, I'm too far gone to be thawed out I come out on a full moon, I've always blended with the cool air that comes with it; is that why we don't mix?
By Terowi Marshall6 years ago in Poets
Embrace Yourself
I am a Black woman; a Queen Made up of the sweeter things; honey, brown sugar Shining bright with dark melanin, like gold dipped in chocolate
By Terowi Marshall6 years ago in Poets
Mere Image
If you were surrounded by mirrors, forced to glare at yourself, would you be able to face your own judgment? To the woman in the mirror:
By Terowi Marshall6 years ago in Poets
Let Me In
His eyes... They are so sad, yet I am so in love with them He feels he's dancing with the devil but I believe he's heaven sent
By Terowi Marshall6 years ago in Poets
Fateful Vows
We all live to die As life took its vows to death at birth Promising to never leave each other’s side To go hand-in-hand forever
By Terowi Marshall6 years ago in Poets
Arrival
Your mom told me she was pregnant, I didn’t know what to do Should I be excited or tell her maybe we should think it through
By Terowi Marshall6 years ago in Poets
My Broken-Hearted Angel
I'm sorry, for leading you on this way; I swear my intentions were good. It's just-I fell in love with your potential. I tried 'saving' you by showing you who you could be, instead of accepting you for who you currently are. I try to stay away from metaphors, but a vivid mind like mine can only describe in such form...
By Terowi Marshall6 years ago in Poets
Story of Love: The Battle Within
When friendships and relationships became too hard to handle, I encased my heart in ice. And as the days went by, it went from mere ice to mountains and glaciers; and thus, I obtained a frozen fortress in the middle of a deserted tundra, where the only thing you can hear are the broken whispers of the wind; and as I watched those same winds carry away my faith in love, I spotted you in the distance.
By Terowi Marshall6 years ago in Poets