Natural Me (An inspirational piece)

Beyond what they see
Reflections of beauty
Envelope me
Expose me
The real me
Natural me
Without the mask
Jokes hidin
Tears I’m cryin
Rivers down my cheeks
Naked
Barely There
No cares
Just me
Seein the worst
The best
All of me
Tired of conformin
To whom they want me to be
Standin’ for me
My life
My terms
My needs
My concerns
My dreams
My realities
No more hidin
Tears dryin
Strength risin
New hope
New ideas
New identity
No more masks
Natural me

© Alohanani 11-10-11

I'M BACK!

I have finally decided to put my writing back in my top priorities, whether it is a short snippet of my thoughts, or a memoir of my soul. Anything to set my muse going. I am ready to make some drastic changes in my life, remove anything that does not benefit me. Making is changes is part of life. I have so many things I want to accomplish and one of them is to have a book of poetry by the end of the semester, and I am working on a fiction based novel that deals with real issues that I want to have out by the end of Summer of 2012. I also have a vegetation/vegan cookbook I would like to have done by the end of next year. I just celebrated one year since my BIG CHOP (all natural hair, no relaxer)! I will also be celebrating my one year marriage anniversary. Staying on track is hard, but I know with hard work I can reach the stars!

~Peace and Love
Alohanani