I am not an overnight sensation
I am not an instant success
I am more than the form of skin that defines the space I live within
Please don’t judge me by the instant you see me
please try to look at the spirit inside me that is trying to breathe free
I don’t have all the answers
I am not even sure of the questions
All I know is that my heart keeps beating, my lungs keep breathing
That counts for something
And the spirit and soul that is really me chaffs and scratches on the walls they are forced to live, caged.
So very much inside me wants more, needs more, endless yearning to be known
I don’t have the words, I don’t have the means, there is only groaning
Longing for everything to be made right. Everything in me and for everyone I know and love.
Everything in the world that is wrong and hurtful, I long for all to be made right.
so I keep breathing in and out. I keep scratching on the cage.
I am not spontaneous. I am constant. I am loyal. No overnight glitz, not a one time pizzazz, I spurt, I sputter.
Some days I do strong, some days I do weak. but all days i do breathe. And that means something.
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