My Thoughts

Finding my Blackness in my wings.

Do you know who you are? I can only recall once when I was asked this question. It was my high school graduation, and I was finally...

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Metamorphosing and the City

555-Change It was anticipated, pondered, and extremely desired, returning to a place that changed my existence within a matter of months....

Sep 4, 20212 min read

My reflection...

What I see may be the death of me Looking at you while you look at me A standstill takes place pausing both time and space Can I breathe?...

Jul 21, 20201 min read

Falling Up.

I wonder how it would feel to fall up. you see I'm tired of falling down, really being pushed The saying is, "once you fall down, you can...

Jul 3, 20201 min read

The Path I'm Own..

I'm searching for the peace within that keeps floating on into the wind Flowing as if it was a breeze felt around the world My eyes and...

Jul 3, 20201 min read

An Ode to my Late Grandmother

When I was little, my mother explained to me the circle of life. My innocence, at the time, hindered me from fully understanding her as...

May 28, 20201 min read

"There is no agony like bearing an untold story inside you"

― Zora Neale Hurston

Hi, I'm Paige

An advocate of Blackness and an aspiring journalist

Hello readers, my name is Paige Hawkins, and welcome to my new safe space where my words hold passage to my most inner thoughts, beliefs, dreams, and my identity. Born and raised in Detroit, the eighteen years I spent in my beloved city gifted me with the essence of life, love, and being....