How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success?
I would not be where I am now
If we hadn’t parted
What was not in our vows
Isolated. Betrayed. Manipulated. Used
For another’s comfort and life goals
I would not be controlled
That liberation was self emancipation
Success?
Yes.
Now I’m a free soul.
What time do you go to bed and wake up currently?
As the sun peeks over the horizon
I open my eyes and think of you
I turn to see you sleeping
Chestnut lids covering dark brown eyes
That look in to mine with passion ablaze
Surely I dreamt of you while sleeping by your side
Hands clasped between our thighs.
I pass the day with sweet nothings and forget me nots
Forging my own path with joy and liberty
And as I lay down to sleep late in the midnight hour
My head on your chest finds rest
Feels so blessed to know you when I rise.
How do you express your gratitude?
I am so glad to have reached your shores
Somehow I have found this blessing
Bountiful, joyful and plenty,
Slowly unearthing a soul
Free and clean
Just as I am
Not now I should have been
A soft place to land
Queens in a kings seat with equal authority
To that of a man, a swarming army
Not here to paint a fiction
relatively justifying any particular picture
No lie to sell about godhood and patriarchy
a unwilling participant in a capitalistic system
What was the last live performance you saw?
Saw some talented poets at poetry slam where I read my poem, mr. unavailable:
excellent service mr. unavailable
emotionally, spiritual and intellectual.
-ly lacking and siphoning
my energy,
with drops of love
so i decided to fill my cup.
and although I’m ever so grateful
this is the year of the faithful.
those who recognize and give their due.
treasure a treasure and not play the fool.
consolation lies in reciprocating,
yet a well run dry leaves one only waiting.
for that which will never come.
can’t call myself dumb.
i believed your every word,
and that which was left unspoken.
you healed the places that were broken,
filled the spaces gone unnoticed.
here there is no blame, only acknowledgement
What fears have you overcome and how?
I was afraid he’d use you to get to me
And that’s just what he did
When I’m reminded of his penchant
It breaks me down inside
Makes me hide and fear for my safety
Because he said he’d take everything away from me
And I saved it
Screenshot
Of how low you would go to
Go through every page of my book
Break me down
So id have to build myself up
From within.
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