Living and loving being beautifully flawed
you are flawed imperfection — beautifully composed
a blush with a Blackness that colours my cheeks
I stare in wonder at the rainbows in me
my salt and pepper hair could leave me in despair
but the wrinkles on my tummy
have birthed a yummy mummy
unpretty thoughts can sabotage the mind
blurring the vision of pretty brown eyes
let them come and pass on by
like the steady flow of traffic on the streets outside
I am people everyday
the human — the ordinary kind
I allow myself lowness that might be ocean deep
I need no permission to fall in love with me
false narratives of success and failure
will be greeted equally as the imposters they are
a wry smile will undress them
as they attempt to dress me
my soul stained fingertips
have been working all of my days and nights
brushing your dirt from my shoulders
revealing the light
yeah I’m nice — but not all the time
a micro aggression will not shrink me to your size
‘nice for what’
I remain unapologetic and free
my mistakes are not all that define me
nor do they diminish my humanity
I am sorry not sorry I am not perfect
I may not be your vision of love
I fuck up a little and I fuck up a lot
I will keep living and learning
with all that I’ve got
I will choose myself and cheer myself on
I will choose someone I don’t have to be flawless with
I will choose someone I can flaunt my wild and weird with
I am living and loving
being beautifully flawed
