I See Me

Make way for me (and my hips)

  Kinky hair. Olive skin. Big brown eyes. Full set of lips. Mascara? No thank you. Tweezers? Yes, please. Eyebrows gettin’ crazy. Lady-stash? Pluck off. Crooked smile. Baby teeth. Triple D’s. Holy hips. Hour glass curves softened by motherhood Cellulite. Muffin top. Doesn’t matter what I see. What matters is How she sees I see [...]

I Am

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I am not confused, but I am stuck I am not towering above I  am writing below I am thought and light Darkness and shame I am not an ending; instead I am the start of something bigger Better Scarier I am demand, and I am devotion To everything And nothing I am bravery, and I am fear Wrapped around love Wrapped around falsehood and truth Yet, I am failure I am not yet strong But, I am still not weak I am longing [...]