Category Archives: Abuse and Violence

Privilege Underdog

  you are a privilege underdog and yet, you have the audacity, to hurt me break me tear me apart I wept I cried in silence I agonize in fear you are a privilege underdog your insolence destroyed me robbed me of the beauty and elegance I have you took away the best of meContinue reading “Privilege Underdog”

Tell Me

tell me, tell me of something, something I don’t know or you may be failed  to make me understand. how can there be no words to describe the hurt, the pain, weighted upon  my shoulders? yet, I say with great pride and gratitude I am better, stronger, and wiser amidst  the hurt and amidst  the pain  Continue reading “Tell Me”

The Storm

the storm that’s raging now could clear at any minute and reveal a million-star sky- Michelle, ” After -Rain Skies: A Million Stars” she wears a smile so contagious and charming the kind that bears true of a heart filled with love and compassion he took it away now wounded, now torn. abuse took herContinue reading “The Storm”

One Million Stars , One Million Hopes  To Women’s Empowerment

One Million Stars, One Million Hopes  To Women’s Empowerment International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated on the 8th of March every year. To commemorate this event Sharpened Word is proud to collaborate with Perak Women for Women’s Society for a one day only event on March 14, 2020. Sharpened Word (SW), under the auspices of PerakContinue reading “One Million Stars , One Million Hopes  To Women’s Empowerment”

After – Rain Skies: A Million Stars [Update]

Here is another excerpt from my book “After – Rain Skies: A Million Stars’   In Memory   In memory of the woman Who screams silently The secrets of her soul May she rest in peace With her lost words And intimate beauty   Kayla would have been just a manufactured memory to her family,Continue reading “After – Rain Skies: A Million Stars [Update]”

“After -Rain Skies: A Million Stars”

  It is with great joy and gratitude that we have finally unveiled the gallery of stars for the “One Million Stars to End Violence” advocacy of Perak Women for Women’s Society. At the same time, it was the formal book launching of my book “After Rain Skies: A Million Stars”.      I amContinue reading ““After -Rain Skies: A Million Stars””

Stars Fled from Your Eyes

  Stars Fled from Your Eyes   stars fled from your eyes and the shadow of death cast upon your face on this dark gloomy night filled with goodbyes and unending sighs of a once-promising life stars fled from your eyes and you stop dreaming of what could have been’s and what if’s a futureContinue reading “Stars Fled from Your Eyes”

After – Rain Skies: A Million Stars

“Coming home should be the safest thing we ever do in this life. Where we lay our heads at night should be where monsters will not reach us. And yet, so many find themselves making homes with monsters instead.”       The best things in life happen unexpectedly, and come from where and whenContinue reading “After – Rain Skies: A Million Stars”