Like a modern day Sleeping Beauty,
Living 50 years of her life
In a trance like daze,
Oblivious to all,
Viewing the world through the twisted lens and filter
Of a controlling bully.
Learning to be her own worst enemy,
Flagellating herself like a aesthetic,
Living as a timid scurrying mouse
Fearing the light of day,
To a ridiculously enraged roaring lionness protecting her brood.
Awoken from her deep slumber
By Prince Charming’s sweetest gentlest kiss,
She rose to fight another day,
This time standing in her power,
Slaying her enemies,
And all who had kept her playing small
To further their own ends,
Now shining in the glow of her brilliance
Saying “******* one and all,
I am me,
THIS is who I am,
I am proud of what I’ve achieved,
Now I sing my own song,
Dance to my own tune,
Play my own game”,
As she galloped off astride her gallant steed
Amid a swirl of dust
Towards sunset’s rosy glow

Apparently opposites attract.
But maybe men and women
Are so poles apart,
Their brains so completely
Miswired to one another,
That they’ll not see eye to eye,
And never truly understand what’s going on for the other.
So there’s the quandary.
Do we avoid for an easy, albeit lonely life,
Or do we muddle through the misunderstandings and miscommunications,
The pain and the lows,
And hope and trust for a better outcome on the other side?

It doesn’t matter a toss
If people like you or not,
For there will be people who like you,
Maybe even love you,
And people who hate you
Through no fault of your own,
That is their path to follow.
So be who you want to be,
Do what you want to do,
Live and love with wild abandon,
Be free of the ties that bound you
And restricted you
And kept you playing small,
For you have need of them no more.
You are you,
A beautiful, compassionate, kind human being that has so much to give,
In spite of living a life of deprivation til now,
For what you give out, you receive,
And you deserve to shine,
Shine bright,
Faults and all,
For what defines you
Is the good you do unto others