All poems found here are original pieces. I find my inspiration through the journey of searching for deeper understanding and connection of myself and others.

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Connection
Adetola Adedipe Adetola Adedipe

Connection

“What if we could just feel the way others felt without words?”

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Split Second
Adetola Adedipe Adetola Adedipe

Split Second

TW: Sexual Assault Split Second is about the realities of being a woman. How a simple walk can turn into a fearful, anxiety inducing situation the moment you remember what could happen because you are alone.

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An Ode to My Anxiety
Adetola Adedipe Adetola Adedipe

An Ode to My Anxiety

You were unexpected.

A thought I hadn't formed

A light-hearted spring rain that

became a raging winter storm.

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Microagressions
Adetola Adedipe Adetola Adedipe

Microagressions

It starts off small.

Emerging from the tiniest thought

a seed of "what the hell does that mean"

That blooms and grows.

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Deeper Than Poetry
Adetola Adedipe Adetola Adedipe

Deeper Than Poetry

A Chinese proverb says:

"Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still."

I know that fear,

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