on a day like today

i'll drink tea from a mug i don't care to break anytime soon
i'll hold true to some of my words--just not all of them

i will admit that my wants are superhuman
i will accept that perfection may only come in spirit form

i will know that i am one and alone isn't all that bad after all

if

you don't know i write
it, unfortunately, means you don't know much about me at all

i won't accept responsibility for you not knowing either

and i don't write just because i always loved the idea of spelling bees
yea, i can spell that
but i just like the way the buttons feel under me
there is a reason the fingers have padding
good for touching AND typing

what if you don't like my voice but you like my voice?
turns out there are a million ways (or maybe 10...or less) to voice any chord

how do you sound?
when you speak
when you yell
when you dance
when you move
when you sing
when you breathe

when you're asleep what are you twirling towards
that's all i'm saying

this dance i do with my fingers
it starts somewhere inside me
edging on the skirts of out
wanting heart and beat
digging inside my soul for another reason to be grateful
ain't hard to find

i'm just here to do what it is i'm called to do what i be doing when i breathe easiest

write...right?

does wanting more of you...

make me a bad person?
yesterday my friend said i have extremely high expectations of folks

and i don't know if i agree
i mean, yes if i know you and consider you a friend, yes i probably have pretty high expectations of you
but nothing i don't think you can reach out and touch with your hand

i get sick of people saying dumb STUFF like "you were an english major..." or "you're from chicago..."
so that means you don't put on the right coat?
or that means you don't learn how to differentiate between there's and theirs???

these things i won't put up with, i just won't
and all i'm saying is, if my expectations leave me alone at night forever
or if they make me a name i won't say here that i'd prefer you never call me, lest you get slammed up against whatever wall is close (cause my mama didn't raise no fool) then so be it
i just won't deal with mediocrity

i didn't get C's in school; it was below me
and i honestly believe that we are all A students, no matter how long it takes us to get there

Welcome back, Nose & Eyelashes ;-