Poems & Short Stories

Do not regret love. It is better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all. Love creates memories and stories that will live on forever.

Poems & Short Stories is another creative way to express myself. I have written things as well as others. This is my publishing Podcast. Join me if you wish. Thank you! Make sure to subscribe to my Podcast station and follow me on Instagram @nikiyaraps_motivation and @nikimarie_radio

Gone too soon from this earth but not from our hearts; your spirit lives on. Born on February 19th, 1973, and lost in a terrorist attack on 9/11/01. Your family and friends miss you tremendously. My words will never bring peace to your loved ones but remembering you and all the good times brings some comfort to all those who were fortunate enough to call you a friend, a brother, a son, and so much more. We love you; R.I.P+

We lose ourselves some times. I definitely lost myself in my previous relationship. This almost makes me sound obsessed

Dr. Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014). She was an American poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist. Beginning in the 1990s, she made around 80 appearances a year on the lecture circuit, something she continued into her eighties. In 1993, Angelou recited her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" (1993) at President Bill Clinton's inauguration, making her the first poet to make an inaugural recitation since Robert Frost at the inauguration of John F. Kennedy in 1961. She became a poet and writer after a series of occupations as a young adult, including fry cook, sex worker, nightclub dancer and performer, cast member of the opera Porgy and Bess, coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and journalist in Egypt and Ghana during the decolonization of Africa. During her memorial service at Wake Forest University, her son Guy Johnson stated that despite being in constant pain due to her dancing career and respiratory failure

Poem written by: NikiMarie on 8/11/18

What do you feel when you're writing? Are you writing from a place of pain, love, confusion? Do you care to share? I would love to hear from you

I have always been inspired to write down my thoughts and feelings in my journal. And for a long time, I kept the words confined to my books. I started this Podcast to tell my stories and feelings out loud. There is nothing more creative than a person who speaks from their soul.