Poetry
Student Life
I sit here reminiscing
Simply thinking of the freedom summer brings
The joys of the warm breeze on my face
The endless possibilities of the adventures that I can create
A season to spread my wings
To find love in the warm air of the late nights
To find love in the warm stillness of the twilight
But, I simply sit here and think
Reminiscing of the freedom summer brings
-Tolo Akin
Unity
The church bell rings
The choir sings
Joy coats the atoms in the air around me
warming my soul
Making what was once fragmented whole
-Tolo Akin
Swoosh
I walk on top of a cumulonimbus
Ten toes down, while I remain true to my realness
I encase my sole in strength and victory
Ensuring every part of me is dripping with my artistry
I move my feet only exclusively
Fashionably, only to the rhythm of my own heart-beat
I move with speed due to the power of the winged swoosh
Tactfully taking steps closer to my dreams
So I can further encase my sole with more strength and victory
-Tolo Akin