De’Vonsha

My name is De’Vonsha pronounced (Dee-Von-Shay) . My poetry journey started when I was a kid . I had so much to say that I kept inside. Too scared to say it out loud because in black family households I was taught to be quiet and keep outsiders out of our business , but trying to express myself inside the home would cause just as much trouble. So I would write in my diary , I felt free between pen in paper , where I could just be me unapologetic. Explore every inch of Who God created me to be . I could pour out my pain without judgment, learn to love the parts of me that was broken, tarnished, flawed to the point I felt ugly . Writing helped me see how God kept his hands on me ,curating and cultivating my whole existence. Peeling back my layers showing me everything he instilled in me and I’m more than a conquer. As that confidence in me through him grew , I got up on stage to perform a few of my pieces about who I am and my life . It was beautiful to see so many people relate, understand and feel my poetry. What pushed me ever more to write my manuscript for my book called open heart surgery, now available on amazon.