The Riot Within

Quintessa Williams

Apr 20, 2021

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strong and vulnerable

grounded and intellectual

courageous and afraid

tough and sensitive

imperfect and beautiful

open and broken

worthy and humble

ups, downs, and stumbles

tangles, falls, and bends

from breaking out

and breaking in

cause every now and then

we have face the riot within.

Quintessa Williams

Written by Quintessa Williams

Freelance Writer & Journalist 📝📚| #WEOC | Blackivist | EIC of TDQ | Editor for Cultured, WEOC, & AfroSapiophile. Bylines in ZORA, Momentum & GEN Publications.

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