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Writing is a form of escapism, where my thoughts and I can be alone before facing reality. I grew up in foster care and as a young girl, my childhood was tough. I began writing to create an outlet for my trauma. It guided me to find clarity about the complicated things going on in my life and I started to feel better after writing.

Embracing the absence of my biological mother and father was hard, I felt rejected in a way that would require a lot of self-healing and prayer. At times, negative thoughts would rock me to sleep at night and I would often question my existence. 

Writing became my coping mechanism. I used it to acknowledge my frustration and in doing so, I gained the courage to realize that I had a powerful voice. I discovered that performing spoken word was so liberating. I never would have thought that my voice could be used and translated in such a mighty way. 

As a result, my confidence grew. People wanted to ready my poetry and I wanted to share my writings with them, this was an amazing revolution. My feet found their footing and my voice located its tune. The more I wrote, the more assertive and confident I became. This awakening would catapult the emergence of my being.