Being a woman
is a lot like
living in
two places
at once.
in your space and somewhere else
waiting for some commodity.
a partner, a love, some thing more
because we are told that we are not
enough. and until we find them
we are not complete. we are not whole
Our lives
do not start
until we find
someone else
to live for.
but i love spending the nights
beating in bed. in the arms of a new lover
that may not stay forever. I love music,
passion, and going where the wind blows me.
i love holding onto myself.
I'm striving to be
unapologetically me.
in a world telling me that i am
less.
not anymore.
Jan 21, 2020
Jan 21, 2020 at 12:21 AM UTC
Being a woman
is a lot like
living in
two places
at once.
in your space and somewhere else
waiting for some commodity.
a partner, a love, some thing more
because we are told that we are not
enough. and until we find them
we are not complete. we are not whole
Our lives
do not start
until we find
someone else
to live for.
but i love spending the nights
beating in bed. in the arms of a new lover
that may not stay forever. I love music,
passion, and going where the wind blows me.
i love holding onto myself.
I'm striving to be
unapologetically me.
in a world telling me that i am
less.
not anymore.
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