Harbinger of Books
We all have different hobbies in life but my absolute favorite thing to do is pick up a book. This blog is dedicated to all of my ramblings.
Review of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow is Enuf by Ntozake Shange is probably one of the realest poems I have ever read. These are the stories about coming of age and what these women are going through in terms of heartbreak, assault, abandonment and finding their redemption. It is quite moving because these stories are not sadly not new instead these are true stories.
One part I just loved is:
i usedta live in the world
really be in the world
free & sweet talkin
good morning & thank-you & nice day
uh huh
i cant now
i cant be nice to nobody
nice is such a rip-off
reglar beauty & a smile in the street
is just a set up
These are totally the words of anyone who feels that life is beating you down…classic! Anyway what I liked the most was in the beginning the ladies are clearly separate and isolated but by the end you can see there is solace.
I will say I think you loose something by reading this I think this is one of those things that should be witnessed on a small stage with music and dancing.