Just When You Thought You Were Perfect
let me tell you about yourself.
better yet,
let me tell you a little bit about
MYSELF
come sit down and
have a little sip of my
tea.
see,
unlike you, I am an
INDIVIDUAL.
I shimmy to the beat of that drum
that you twerk to.
I scream the questions that even
your mind is too afraid to
think out loud because your pride
doesn’t want to let your image
fade.
I make happen what your fingers are
too busy holding rolls of euphoria
with clouds of emptiness soaring out the end
of the joint
to do.
I go out & create what you’ve
been in your comfort zone looking for.
I go out and search for the soul you only seek
in your dreams.
I live the life you won’t even allow yourself to
admit exists.
I don’t just wake up in the mornings but
like the late, great Maya Angelou
I RISE.
you see,
I think somewhere along the line
this generation confused
identity with follower counts
and beauty with hair that goes below
this bra strap of mine or curls that form
perfect C’s and S's
and intelligence with
the one who never asks questions
and wisdom with the number of retweets they can get
but
ME?
that stuff doesn’t define
ME.
What defines me
better yet,
what defines
SHE
because yes, I am
that phenominal of a woman
where I can
refer to myself as
SHE
is what makes you question how different you
really are.
SHE
is what makes you wonder how great you
really are.
what defines SHE
is every imperfection she has
what defines SHE
is the question that embarrassed others but
made her feel empowered when she asked it
and gained the knowledge that no one else
sought
what defines SHE
is the way her curls don’t always zig or zag
where they should
what defines SHE
is the way her outfits never look as planned
but she embraces the awkwardness and
makes it her own
what defines SHE
is her cup that she still can’t figure out
whether it is half empty or half full
but she keeps finding ways to fill it up
to the tip top
so that it can spill over and flood
her universe with everything that has made her
happy
what defines SHE
is that she knows that she should keep her
mouth shut sometimes but her tongue
beats her to the punch line
yet the trouble it gets her in entices her
and the debates feed her
starving intellect
what defines SHE
is that she isn’t afraid to admit whats wrong
SHE
isn’t afraid to point out her flaws
SHE
isn’t afraid to trip in public
SHE
isn’t afraid of the laughter, the comments,
the judgement
What defines SHE
and what makes her
imperfectly
FLAWLESS
is that she will always strive to be that individual
that you will never understand what it feels like to be.
did you want some more tea?