In this case, I don’t mind being objectified.
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Hiding in Plain Sight
I love who I am and what I do. That doesn’t mean I speed in Germantown or march into parties with blue lights outside. Being a badass also entails showing respect to the rest of the world. Granted, I should have dropped the hammer on the self-absorbed hooker behind me that talked through the ENTIRE Indigo Girls show. But my pace generally involves living and letting live. Making that poor insecure asshole feel worse about being boring and unnoticeable would not have made her shut up. Besides, she doesn’t deserve honesty from me.
No, I reserve my anger and criticism for people who want to grow. I’m here to help, but only when you’re ready.
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Worky worky worky
Mind like beef jerky
Feeling kinda twerky
Nipples all perky
Attention gets quirky
Desire turns murky
Faces appear smirky
You…
don’t like me?
Am I crazy?
On My Sleeve
I’m gonna make the jump.
Standing at the edge of the forest
Peering across an endless open space
Squinting through the haze
Desperate to find the nearest haven
Away from the burning glares
Apart from the slogging wasteland
Of media-driven fear-based rhetoric
And the newest way to lose 10 pounds.
No reason I can’t, a few reasons I won’t.
When shopping for a new heart
Healthy is pretty premium quality
Almost died last night, only 6 ft away
Instead, I cried. And didn’t feel loved.
Don’t more need heroes
Just less working class
Creativity spread like jam
Across the knives and tables
After an executive brunch
While I clean the crumbs
Off a George Foreman grill
Once mopping up floors
I thought, No really,
“I’m better than this.”
Just cause; a relationship ends
Doesn’t mean it wasn’t good.
I know how much of me
you can handle. I know you.
Always moving.
Go with the flow.
Entropy exists
For a good reason.
Semicolonic intent
Obtuse angels.
Truth?
The secret is the silence
Charlie and Bob had it right
Capture them with your smile
Look out for the quiet ones
Competing empathies
Good cop, Tough love
Support v encouragement
Strong co-dependencies
If knowledge is power
I’m a whole mamma bear
Above the state average
Careful not to cut yourself
Strong women are
Totally in this season
This owl is what she seems
I’m secure in silence.
Blood Oranges
I can only disappoint you
I’ll always let you down
I’m only good enough
Until I’m not
My biggest accomplishments
Marked by no problems
Not much fanfare
For the support team
Giving all I’ve got
Only works once
Eventually I need
To get something back
My value runs deep
I am not Endless
Cherish the worth
Forgive the flaws
My needs have become
Too much for one
Too much for any one
Safety in numbers
Personality rules
Societal structure
Manageable vices
Anonymous struggle
Still working
From home.