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Sunday, May 8, 2011

The Evolution of JOI

Thoughts …Desire
Passion …. Fire
Your inspiring presence
Exposes my treasures.

The things I keep buried
Beneath this "proper" exterior

"Talk like this, walk this way
Be mindful of what you say.
Make a good impression
You know how you've been raised!"

NOW MY QUESTION IS....

When can I come out to play?
Tear down these walls
And do it my way

Sexy and sassy but still considered classy
Conservative and timid is not always the ticket.

How many opportunities have I missed out on
Being too afraid to reveal what
I really wanted to say!
In a box of other's expectations
"Smile
Use nice words
Go with the flow
Don't wear skirts to high
Or tops too low."

Now don't get me wrong
It is not all about the exterior
Intelligence is far beyond superior.
Connecting with others is my gift
Through all the B***S*** I can sift.

Don't play me like I have no depth
Who I am
Will take your breath

AWAY!!!!

Far from the normalcy that is expected
To a place where excitement is destined to become reality and reveal each….and every part of me

(SIGH)
That’s if I ever get the nerve
To break down these walls
The audacity to reveal
What has been installed
Inside this mind, body, and soul
Because only in your wildest dreams 
Has a story like this
Ever been told

Layer by layer
Brick by brick
The evolution of JOY
Becomes more evident

 

Not forgetting my values,
But celebrating me
Never regretting
Who I am Destined to be.

Settling -- a pestilent thing
Regrets and disgust its offspring.

Less is not an option
I refuse to be
A victim of abduction
Captured by societal norms
Giving in to the pressure to conform
To what the world wants me to be

I will no longer
Deprive the world
and offer them the pleasure of experiencing
The JOY evolving in me!