SassyStephB Poetry

Sometimes it feels like if I can't put it in essay format then I have nothing to say. I need to have 17 paragraphs breaking down each point and each thought otherwise the thought isn't worth sharing. However sometimes I just want to write. I want to stay in practice, even if I don't really have anything to say. Sometimes while you write you find your voice. Like the story is in the midst of the ju...

I built a sandcastle with you. We enjoyed it all day. Then, in the light of the moon, the tide washed it away. It’s okay to be sad; We worked hard to build. We put that tower together with lots of love and skill. But we knew the waves would knock it down; We didn’t build it in the hillsThe foundation was on sand, and it didn’t sit on stone. So when the rain came, the foundation had to erode. Next...

When I was hungry, you fed me. It was a fritay feastBanan Peze, Pate Kode, Marinade, akra with a side of piklizMy plate is full to the brimSo I wouldn’t go hungry again When I was thirsty, you made me ji korosolYou offered me citwonade, but there weren’t enough limes in the bagYou used them to clean the fish you were about to fry, tooA hug would have sufficed for me to feel your love. But you didn...

You don’t miss himThe more you thought about itThe more you could see the magic was you, trulyWhen y’all were together you travelledyou cookedyou dancedyou laughedyou curated a life that felt like a movie.you moved through conflictand you let him know he was specialyou celebrated his existence each day, because you loved that he chose to stay. When you broke up, you travelled you cooked you danced...

I lived for 5 years married to a man who never got on his knees. not to praynot to pleasenot to crynot to pull weedsBut I stayed on mine planting seeds that would never grow.crying tears you would never know about. That garden yielded nothing except a broken heart, a confused brainand a mountain of shame for not walking away the first time I realized he didn’t want to change. but I stayed and trie...

My love wills a lot of things to be. Though sometimes naive, she can move mountains and shake trees. Her strength surprises me. Get full access to Learning with Stephanie Benoit at bennieonthejets.substack.com/subscribe

Why is the world so cruel? I ask as I stand before the glassrubbing my headas I self-sootheNot sure what else to doScreaming at myself for mistakes I've madepinching my arm to contain my rage.reminding myself that I can be cruel tooLooking in the mirrorthinking about what Michael saidI take my hands off my headlook myself in the eye”Stephanie, it’s okay to cry, do it til the water runs dry.it’s ok...

The Bible says those who sow in tears will reap in joy. And oh, boydo I have news for youThis garden is gonna be overflowing with food. Because the seeds I watered with my tears are about to break through. Get full access to Learning with Stephanie Benoit at bennieonthejets.substack.com/subscribe

Don’t attachYou’ll feel no lossBut you will lose humanityThat’s not worth it to me. I’d rather feel your love. Your warming smile beaming on me dailyI’d rather walk 1000 milesThan to forget how it feels to feel you loving me. Get full access to Learning with Stephanie Benoit at bennieonthejets.substack.com/subscribe

She refused to lose her magic powers,so she sang for freedom in the shower. Everyday. Aguanile. Until she was set free. Get full access to Learning with Stephanie Benoit at bennieonthejets.substack.com/subscribe

With a hand around my neck, and his member deep insideHe whispered in my ear and said, You’re my favorite b***h to do this with, and I cried, cause in my mind I was the only one, I was the sun. He had all my attentionand he gave me noneonly saw him when it was time to cumand when he was done, He went on to the other woman. That’s the day that I was done swimming against the currentThe pain I felt...

I was lying in your bed, naked. Your best friend came inSat next to melooked at my face and could see that the plan you two devised would not come to passHe asked if I was in love with you. I nodded. I watched his hand move to his lap. Then we spent time talking about you. After that, he quietly got up And went back out into the living room. Maybe he told you; I’m not sure. But I thought about tha...

Does it matter if I explain it again? I could say it a million waysIt’s not that I can’t give a second chanceI could talk to you every dayjust that the foundation you are trying to build on could give way at any secondThere is no confidence. I don’t trust your words; I don’t trust your handsIt doesn’t matter what you build; it simply will not stand. You can be the best architect in the landBut a r...

Seeds don’t need much, you know. Just some water, some sun, and the belief that they will grow. For every plant that you see, it’s cause a farmer believed . Get full access to Learning with Stephanie Benoit at bennieonthejets.substack.com/subscribe

Do you actually like women? Or will you call me a b***h when I challenge you? Do you actually like black people? Or will you make a Monkey joke when you feel less beautiful? Do you actually like my body? Or will you call me fat as an insult when you feel small? Do you actually like how I make love to you? Or will you say I’m a hoe when we are through? My skin isn’t thicker cause it’s darker. My he...

Starting over is hard to do. But I am trusting in you. I have never seen the righteous forsakenand there is always a way in the makingI’ve been running this race for sometimeIt was messing with my mindSo I took a moment to rest in your presence and now I’m feeling fine. You’ve showed me that your word is trueI’m just waiting on my cueI’ve knocked on the wrong door beforeBut you are anticipating my...

It’s a little too easy for you to spend time without meA week goes by without a peepIf I don't reach out, we do not speakAnd that tells me everything I need to knowI’m in this alone. So, the door is officially closed. I won’t look for you; don’t look for me. I require devotion for us to be. Get full access to Learning with Stephanie Benoit at bennieonthejets.substack.com/subscribe

If I call you “daddy”what would you say? Do you like that? Is that okay? If I dress as a bunny with the ears and tailwould you hand cuff me? put me in naughty bunny jail? If you asked what I wanted to eat and I said “you”would you give me your lollipop or scream “ I meant food”?If I hug you too long, to bask in your smell,would you push me away? or let me inhale you inenjoying the feeling of this...

It’s 9:22pm but there is still daylight in may head.struggling to fall asleepwishing you were here with meI yearn for our cuddlesIts 10 past 10, checking the time againas an excuse to pick up my phone. Sleeping alone has gotten comfortable, but I still long for you hot leg on top of my thighholding me in place all night. 12:03 still wide awakeI play a round of after dark DJ to see if this desire w...

Come take a shower with me, he said seductively. The smile on his face instantly let me know I was in trouble. Babe, I’m already clean, I respond. He smiles and nods. “Oh, I know” I’m feeling a bit dirty, he says as he kisses my neck, And when he does that, I know what’s next. Before I can even protest,we are in the shower. Clothes on the floor wig hanging next to the towels. I love our tandem sho...

Guapa, ¿por qué lloras? Te ves como una princesa. Tus ojos grandes y labios rosas. ¿No entiendes que necesito tu sonrisa? Es el sol en mi vida. Bueno, comparto la mía Get full access to Learning with Stephanie Benoit at bennieonthejets.substack.com/subscribe

Tus flores son lo más bonito que he visto en mi vida. Me pararon en el camino. Y ahora no puedo dejarlas en paz. En este dia, quise saber qué tipo de flores eran. Cómo olían y si sus pétalos eran delicadosYo sabía que después de la primavera las flores iban a caer,y que los frutos iban a surgir.pero todavía quise mirar las flores en tu árbol. Aquí estoy en el verano, esperando el cambioPorque yo s...

In college, I would soak pineapples in coconut rum. I drank so much vodka once, that even the smell of it makes me want to throw myself in a river. I used to drink full throttle, daily, the blue one, specifically. The fact that my heart still works is a sign of human resilience. Up until a point coca-cola was my drink of choice and if they only had Pepsi, I’d get a sweet tea. On my desk today, I h...

Make me a pot of Joumou, cause it’s a new year. Stepping into it without any fearTrusting that all the battles are wonand I didn’t even have to pick up my gun, or pick up my pen. I was covered like an egg is covered by a henThey didn’t even know I was therebecause I was inside my Father’s housein the strong tower constructed for mewhile the war was waged out in the streets. The sword was the LORD’...

Woah! slow down, friend Naw dawgthat’s too fastWe don’t have to be there in a flash. We can slow it downand look aroundtaking in the quiet momentsWe can develop deep intimacy, me knowing you and you knowing meWe can build a stable foundationask the right questionsand grow as friendsIs your name Barry Allen? You seem to be the fastest man aliveJust give me the keylet me driveI know the wayand we wi...