I ran across this little piece of slam poetry and thought you guys might enjoy this. It was written by Jessica Fino for Relevant magazine. I have read it a few times now and have grown to love it more and more. Please- share your thoughts after reading this.
My lips breathe the words I read,
and speak so true to the life I lead,
Day by day, night by night, caught in the moment,
everything seems right,
I continue on this way, wondering, searchingwith my body,
my soul, my heart, my Beauty,
There's so much in me that wants to offer my femininity
I wanna use my Beauty to delight him, captivate him and
show him how You made me,
I yearn to feel the Beauty.
I yearn so much that I give too much, too many, too soon, too fast,
I've toyed and manipulated situations in the past,
to feel that intimacy that only You can offer me
But I admit, I gave too much, too soon, too fast,
that I cannot even grasp the past of hurt, confusion, disillusion, I'm losing ...
And then I awaken, I arise, I won't buy into the lies
I stop in the pain I've been faking
I've betrayed You, disobeyed You, played You,
used the gifts I've been given to taint the man I love
I've twisted and bended my Beauty
to obtain that false love that I believe will sustain ...
the pain
But pain is what I gain in the forbidden game.
And as I spill forth burning tears of sin,
pain lingers within
pain of pleasure,
pain of fun,
my desperate soul cries out ...
GOD what have I done?
