AIDS: I GAVE IT TO HER

NO NEED FOR A SOAP BOX....IT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. WE'VE ALL HAD UNPROTECTED SEX AND MANY OF US CONTINUE TO DO SO. LOVE YOURSELF ENOUGH TO KNOW. WRAP IT UP! GET TESTED.

A LOVE LIKE THIS

Never before have I known

A love quite like this

Existing only in the dimensions of my mind

These are the things that dreams are made of

Only in fairytales and in my fantasies

Because in my reality

Love has been many things

Jealous, abusive, controlling, unfaithful and unkind

Many I've loved in different ways

But never have I loved any man

The way that I love you

Yearning to take me places I've never been before

You are my shelter, my support

and my best friend

And have loved me through every condition

Thoughts of you flow endlessly throughout my bloodstream

Trickling through my veins

When I inhale literally I taste you

And I can't imagine living my life without you in it

You are forever in my system

UNTITLED

LOVE

what is it about this intense emotion

that becomes to difficult to restrain

to hold back

passion bursting at the seams of a lonely soul

yearning for someone's touch

to fill this void within

emptiness-

compelling us to search the faces of others

for a hint, a connection on some level

this intense emotion-love

leading us to believe that somehow

by the touch of a hand, the soft whisper of one's voice

the gaze from one's eyes

somehow we are provided a glimpse of what "could be"

happiness-for just one brief moment in time

that perhaps, just perhaps-this strangers very presence

holds the key

to unlock this pandora's box

unleashing all the pain, mistrust and hurt that stirs inside

and just perhaps-by their very presence

instead fill this box with all the affectionate devotion

we so truly long for

so passionate with the desire to be consumed

by this intense emotion

we are driven to the threshold of unbearable anguish

constantly seeking someone else's approval

as if by their very words, like magic

instantly we become whole!

Towanna H. Williams

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY

THE PRICE OF SUGAR

I apologize because it's been some time since I've last posted to the site.

My intention was to write as much as I could but lately my health has been sidelining me but I'm back!

Thanks to the homie "My Brutha Brub" from MySpace for putting me up on this film and for always keeping my eyes open and making me aware of other issues in the world.

THE MOVIE:

On the island of the Dominican Republic, tourists flock to pristine beaches unaware that a few miles away thousands of dispossessed Haitians have toiled under armed-guard on plantations harvesting sugarcane, most of which ends up in U.S. kitchens. They work grueling hours and frequently lack decent housing, clean water, electricity, education or healthcare. "The Price of Sugar" follows Father Christopher Hartley, a charismatic Spanish priest, as he organizes some of this hemisphere's poorest people, challenging powerful interests profiting from their work. This film raises key questions about where the products we consume originate and at what human cost they are produced.

I was just watching DARFUR DIARIES this morning.

We're really fortunate to be living in this country- and after watching some of these films/documentaries..it makes me have a new appreciation for all the little things.

So next time you're standing in line at Coffee Bean complaining about the price hike on your favorite latte- think about the countless girls & women being raped in Darfur- or the many Haitians who are basically being slaved out to harvest sugar (that we put in our coffee drinks) in the Dominican Republic.

Just food 4 thought y'all.check the trailer at:http://www.thepriceofsugar.com or http://www.myspace.com/thepriceofsugar