Submission: “You Gave Me Wings” by Danielle

Another poetry offering of mine. 
 
“You Gave Me Wings” 

They were haggard things, yes,
and second-hand,
patched up in places, frayed at the edges.
The pure white feathers were
ruffled, stained, a little worn,
but they were everything you had
to give to me.
 

Submission: “Between Seasons” by Danielle

My own offering to the freedom project; it actually has a lot to do with why Uhuru was started.
 

“Between Seasons”

This is what they’re talking about
when they talk about
the things you hide from yourself: