Lena’s review for " Serenity" and "Bleeding Heart" by Tekira Stokes

Serenity is about a person who loves this person but feels invisible by this person’s unawareness of her love for him. The strength and challenges of love are beautifully described and reflect her wishes of his love. I love the visual of loving a person. “Obstacles convince us that hearts are a mistake” I like the truth of the material mundane interfering and stressing love with two people. In this line “Like ecstasy your existence makes me crave a continuous ride” I like the expression of the roller coaster riding sensation when a person you love is in the same area and cannot get enough of the sensation. You can include the desired outcome to relate to the description of love. Bleeding heart is about a secluded thought or belief that a certain race is alone in the struggle of racism, poverty, political struggle, war, crime, drugs, rape, dysfunctional families, and negative behavior. All people of different races express being alone in struggles, this poem is great in expressing the isolated feelings of being persecuted and targeted of negative repercussions from within community of people. She expresses empathy for her people and the community. You can connect other worlds of people with the similar struggle to resemble all people suffer in an unjust world.