Not the surface
don't look there
-again.
Go deeper
Go further
look far within
past the insecurities
and anxieties
the fears and tears
-those don't define me.
Hidden is excitement
a desire to be driv3n
to take my i4eas
and live them.
The reserved and quiet
hide it
but don't let it remain hidden
fin4 it
in the string lights
the rain sounds
the plants inside
the rugs on the ground
in A Thr3ad
in the way I dress
how I do
instead of rest.
Even the pillows on my bed
the colors I choose for my Instagram
my planner
the coffee dates I plan.
And a l3gacy - truly
of telling others' stories
of intentionality
and vulnerability
or appreciating creativity
and a4vocating for diversity.
Object1ve?
Yes.
I worked hard to be in health
to be my b3st.
But inwar4ly I'm selfish
I want to be known
Why do you think I was offended
or wrote it out in this poem?
From the time they
didn't save a spot on the swings
to when he told the whole group
"She has no personality."
Aban4onment screeches
it loudly screams
so to show I have worth
that I have a unique i4.3ntity
-forget personality
I achieve.
But not to accumulate wealth
-or knowledge
I achi3ve via creativity
and to accumulate i4.3ntity.
That's why I write
why I sche4ule
why I made a w3bsite
why I'm e4iting
and res3arching
why I sought to do more
for my passion of diversity
I value a3sthetic
it allows me to be expressive
a mood, a smell, a sound
because I feel found
safe and sound.
If each item tells a story
each song shares a feeling
every smell brings a memory
then maybe in my space
you'll see my i4.3ntity.
But a truth I keep in mind
first told to me by a fri3nd
who eventually abandoned
is that I am f3arfully
and won4erfully made
by the Creator of everything
so through his creativity
I truly have identity.
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