Poems from Robdreka Simmons

Out of all the memories, You mostly remember the bad. The happy memories will fade away the bad. How about the time you first opened your...
Someone asked me who am I to be, I told them I don't know but you will see. They say what do you fear, I say nothing stopping I fear losing...
Crowded pathways, cameras rolling, court's ruling, Do they know I'm just a child? School is school, does it matter if I'm black or white. I...
They want to see me fail telling me I won't make it, I will make it better is yet to come. They say I could've died laying in the hospital...
Who am I? I am a woman of color that God made to be strong. I am beautiful and full of pride. Who am I? I am a daughter of a strong black...

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