My Skin
I go outside and see less people wearing my skin I turn on the TV and I see less people wearing my skinAm I alone wearing my skin The look on people’s faces when they see my skinCrime associated with people wearing my skinGangs associated with people wearing my skinViolence associated with people wearing my skin Abuse showing to people wearing my skin I am afraid of wearing my skin Would it be ...
KAYTE - Nothing Left (Single)
SONGS + BOUNDARIES London music artist Kayte releases her single 'Nothing Left' on November 27th, 2020. Her third single, Nothing Left features home-made samples, fierce vocals and heavy bass. Inspired by an unbalanced relationship, Kayte explores boundaries and how they can help to keep our mental health afloat. Recorded at Aaron Taylor's home studio, who is co-producer along with Kayte, the ...
Skin
I’d like to live for youBe your air andBloodstreamKeep you on your feet as your backGrows tiredSing you sleepWhen your eyes won’t shutBut it’s neverEnough, now is it?There’s always an ache, aPainA spot to be scratchedA fear you can’t quellAnd my body grows tired from beingYours tooWhy would anyone live for me, whenEven I can’t bear the burden?I’d like these words to mean somethingMoreThan bubbl...
“SKIN” poem by Markeeta Condon
Hi, I am a 24 year old creative /freelance artist from Pittsburgh, PA. I am skilled in many varieties of the arts, but I really enjoy poetry and I hope you all enjoy this piece I’ve created! I created this poem to represent a piece of who I am and how comfortable I am in my skin. Even as a woman, I love to express myself and why not do it through words! The greatest form of art there is! I didn...
skin.
what do you first seewhen you look at me? i know for a fact it’s my ethnicity. the hues and tint,blessed from the wombthat somehow hold my dignity. now, when you hear of murder and tears,targeted faces and living in fear,you suddenly forget the first thing you sawwhen our eyes first met.
that is the flaw. how you define my soul and my divine,suddenly is ignoredwhile my traumas get storeddeep wi...