Poet & Documentary of Kween Shanty

Behind the smile there was once a very shy and timid young girl who wouldn’t dare speak her mind, behave inappropriately nor rock any boats. Her smile masks an ex-gang member, dope dealer and inmate of a mental ward. Queen struggled with her identity and acceptance amongst her peers. Her fellow gang family guided her into some much negativity it ended in several deaths and jail sentences along with pushing Queen straight into the lines of the United States Air Force to escape the dead end lifestyle. While serving and protecting the country, Queen found herself again, struggling to fit into standards that didn’t seem conducive to her personality and spirit. She had no where to turn and an entire force was against her unwillingness to conform. Queen being on the edge, ready to explode and willing to attempt suicide for the third time (hoping she would cut her arm vein in the right direction this time) decided to let the pen and pad be her repentance. She sequenced her sentences so great they came off poetic. She started to perform her pain at an open mic on the military base called the “Lyrical Lounge” in front of the very people causing her turmoil and turning her smile upside down. This was the beginning of Queen finding an outlet to her anger, violent thoughts, demons, and truths. Her smile had been taken for a weakness far too many times, now she simply will not shut up about anything? Queen being fed up with the uniformity and limitations of the Air Force, decided not to re-enlist rather perform her poetry full-time. She had a yard/bake sale selling every item in her apartment while offering brownies and grilled kabobs while the people shopped. With a little under $1,000 in profit from the yard sale, she hit the road making her Chevrolet Blazer her home for two years. She gave the poetry honesty and the poetry gave her hope. If you happen to see this smile, be warned it is contagious and remember it, for it belongs to a jewel named Queen…