Dancing to the sea
The river will cease to be
But the sea grows strong

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we are not poetry
our tears don't have words
fit to describe them
to their exact measure of pain
our eyes are not the oceans
you compare them to
because you've run out of hues
our smiles aren't phrases
you heard in your past
nor is our laughter
equivalent to your favourite song
don't hide us between lines
and this fine black ink
let us grow and live
please let us be
for we are people,
and not poetry.

I didn't even know
I was feeling all alone
This heaviness of fear
That you weren't even near
Should have struck me
I knew I should have said goodbye
But we kept on striding by
Knowing there's no future
In you by my side

I kept trying
Thinking that together
You and I could make it better
But we can't make out something out of nothing
I gave you my entire world
While you slammed me out of yours
This was never going to be something more than just a passing

When conversations die
The whispers in the skies
Tell me you're not really by my side
A kiss I once adored
Became empty and so cold
I didn't shed a tear
Once it all became so clear

I kept trying
Thinking that together
You and I could make it better
But we can't make out something out of nothing
I gave you my entire world
While you slammed me out of yours
This was never going to be something more than just a passing

When we finally said goodbye
There was pain across the night
But sensed relieve across the skies
Another failure to endure
Yet I'll make it through once more
At least we're both not secretly unhappy

I am Me,
Wholeheartedly!
I am more than what you see.
I am Authentic
I will not be Misrepresented
I am Beautiful
I am Steadfast and immovable.
I am Courageous
My smile is contagious.
Interestingly
My skin glows radiently
Its Honey Golden Complexion
Was kissed by the Sun embracing my imperfection.
The passion in me
Flows pleasantly
I am Unique.
I am the Words I speak.
I am Strong
Hidden within the message of a Wonderful Song.
I am Powerful.
Magnificent and bountiful.
I am a lover
Im like no other.
I am a Mother
A woman of color
I am Resilient
Im one and a million
Just As Pocahontas
I am Conscious
A Descendent From Royalty Unseen
For I am a Hebrew Queen.
And I am Me.
Wholeheartedly!