Gather around, ladies.
Let’s say this together, in unison:
I am not “too much” for having emotions and opinions.
I am not “too much” for having emotions and opinions.
I AM NOT “TOO MUCH” FOR HAVING EMOTIONS AND OPINIONS.
(Nov. 2021)
Tag: poetry
To a Former College Professor
You told us to watch Steve Jobs’ Stanford Commencement Speech
in which he talks about following our passions and trusting our winding journeys.
Then, you berated my classmate for wanting to be an actor.
Just as Martin Luther King viewed the White moderate as the greatest obstacle to justice,
I view people like you as the greatest obstacle to vulnerable kids’ fulfillment and happiness,
not to mention great scientific and artistic advancements to our world.
People like you,
who purport to love dreams
yet fight for the status quo.
(Nov. 2021)
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”
George Bernard Shaw
lines
if i’d been formed
if i’d had shape
if i’d had lines
when we met
I Would Never
Have Let You
Hurt Me.
Forgiveness XIII
Forgiveness is a way
of making sure the pain in your life
turns you into a better person
instead of a worse one
Forgiveness XII
Part of learning
to forgive him
was learning to see
his complexity:
the good in him
along with
the bad.
Perhaps
part of learning
to forgive myself
is learning to see
MY complexity:
the good in me
along with
the bad.
Fear in a Ballgown
Sometimes I wonder
if what I call “independence”
is really just fear:
fear
of getting too close
and losing myself
Writing Sad Things
“Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.”-Cesar Cruz
Sometimes,
I need to stop sitting alone
and writing sad things
to go out into the world
and have fun.
Sometimes,
I need to stop going out into the world
and having fun
to sit alone
and write sad things.
Flirting With Fire
I’m so sick
of inching closer to the flames
just to see
how hot I can become
without burning.
I’m so sick
of walking right up to the line
and taking pride
in the fact that I didn’t
cross it.
Dissolve
Don’t be afraid
to dissolve
old layers
of yourself.
Caterpillars
completely break down
inside their coccoons
before they become
butterflies.
Arbiter of Truth
When you find yourself
relentlessly trying
to explain yourself to someone,
stop for a moment
and ask yourself
why you’re doing that.
Are you trying to make them
understand your choices
or agree with your opinions
because,
deep down,
you don’t trust your own
opinions and choices?
Do you need the green light from them
before you can give yourself the green light?
If so,
stop letting them be
the arbiter of your truth.
Tirelessly trying
to make someone understand you
is abdicating your responsibility
to define the credibility of your own
decisions, life experiences, and/or beliefs.
And no one
is more qualified than you
to make those calls.
Musings and Music 