I need a man I can do bad by myself. I don’t need nobody else. I work day and night, night and day, to pay the bills of yesterday. But it’s okay, and it’s all right. You know I can make wrong right without a fight. Just understand, I need a complete companion. [...]
Oh, the irony! Yesterday, June 24, 2022, Roe v. Wade was officially overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court. Sometimes it seems the stars align to urge me to speak up on political issues. But longtime fans already know that Polly Ticks me off. Exactly sixteen years before the Court's decision yesterday, my heart was [...]
Her Story Matters ~As someone who studies sheroes, I've never been this excited about a Lifetime movie. I'm not even the biggest Janet Jackson fan. I have only seen her in concert twice, but I was dancing to her music on my Instagram page in anticipation and texting friends, who seemed less enthused. Why? I [...]
Anybody else ready to go with me? #beammeupscotty
What you may or may not know about me is I taught Public Speaking for a year at Mission College. The "Ballot or the Bullet" speech ranks seventh on the list of 100 great American speeches of the 20th century, as determined by leading scholars of rhetoric. I've been in a happy interracial marriage for [...]
This is the time for New Year's resolutions. While you are setting your own goals, make sure to leave time for love and fun in your schedule. We all strive to have a healthy work-life balance. So don't just look at the computer or the clocks this year. Let's also take time to [...]
Greetings Venusian, I've been busy as a poetic soldier over here but not too busy to shake a leg. Nothing picks me up like a good song. I love to put in a two step, in the name of love. Yes, music matters and Black music is the soundtrack of America. Sometimes the best time [...]
By Venus Jones with no vision, people perish. it’s a popular proverb in a popular book. those who seek to succeed have a higher expectation. take a long good look. success means to love. it’s the probability law. you're free to succeed or fail. you’re free to listen or not. you can experience on earth [...]
She’s covered in primary colors found in rainbows.On our front porchshe’s knitting a quilt.to match the sky for fun.Black and grey curlsbless her forehead.She scratches her nosewhere grandpa first kissed her.Then pricks her fingerwith that curved needle in the process.She laughs at the painexposing the depth of her wisdom.Then one strand escapeslike wild thread near [...]
This poem has come to mind a little too often this year, thanks to the obvious militarization of our police force in Ferguson, the broken infrastructure and politics per usual in the U.S. May it be a reminder that we are all still making choices big and small. My name is Venus Jones and I [...]
