Great Expectations

At 24, all she wanted was her equal.
But, the one that was believed to co-create a love so prodigious and breathtakingly beautiful failed to meet her reasonable yet, unreachable expectations.
Thus, removing the rose-colored glasses from her eyes and forcing her to see the world for what it was and not what she wanted it to be.

At 27, all she wanted was someone to play with.
But, the one that was thought to be of little significance and serve only carnal desires proved to far exceed expectation and become something significantly sweet.
Thus, returning her to the warmth of heart by allowing her to see the love that was and not the lust she thought it would be.

Now, she just wants.
But, what she wants is caught in contradicting thoughts that pushes and pulls her like the struggling to undo a knot.
Thus, keeping her on her toes to her evolving desires while cementing the needs that never change she maintains the precarious balance of the world she has and what she knows it will be.

My Freckles

My face has spots
Spots you cannot see
I am not talking about my birthmarks, or moles as one would say
These accents do not protrude my skin
These accents are small discolorations under my top layer with ambitions to be seen
They begin at the outer corners of my eyes and sprinkle towards the middle - slowly disappearing as they spread
They rest at the apex of my cheeks when I smile
And support the amber streaks in my orbs
And though they are there
you do not see them
But I do
And he will
And because he will
it will show me
he sees me
Just like I do.


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Listening to: "Halo" - the only good song Beyonce has put out since "Upgrade U".