She's a Dreamer

I wanna tell you a story about a little girl
A beautiful sweet little girl
who enjoys living in her 
own world of recluse 
hopscotching to the beat of 
her own drum
She's a dreamer and boy let me tell you
 her imagination loves to run wild
You may find her gazing at the stars
envisioning the birth of an
ORANGE MOON
while love RAINS DOWN 
Once gray skies dissipate
Heaven then opens up
as the GOLDEN LIGHT OF THE SUN
sticks to her skin  like HONEY MOLASSES 
She imagines taking A
LONG WALK to admire
the beauty growing 
from the branches of
an APPLE TREE
reminding her that she too
grew from her family roots 
to become  BEAUTIFULLY HUMAN
 She is CROWN ROYAL 
BLESSED to have witnessed God
line her journey with FOUR LEAF 
CLOVERS to impregnate her
with luck in the form of strength 
It empowers her to move mountains
and dismantle walls 20 FEET TALL
Fearing no DANGER
she marches ON AND ON 
like a SOLDIER pushing through
rivers of obstacles GETTING IN THE WAY 
of her purpose
The SPRING SUMMER FEELING
leaves her SO IN LOVE 
as she quietly confides in the flowers
by telling them
"the ancestors are WATCHING ME"
all while dancing to THE EARTH SONG
wearing  peace and
blessings on her feet
while basking in the
manifestation of gratuity
He mother nurtured her 
with food for thought
refilling her with infinite wisdom
She can hear her mother's gentle voice
telling her "GON' BABY, DON'T BE LONG
TIMES A WASTIN' and
be sure to pack light TODAY so you
don't hurt your back trying to 
reach your NEXT LIFETIME"
The sticky sweetness
of an EPIPHANY rest on her mind
She levitates amongst the clouds
to swing on a rainbow
She don't want nobody
next to her on this journey
but the good Lord
guiding her beyond the ROLLING HILLS 
and the valley low
holding her hand 
until reaching her destination
 to the woman she aspires to be
In her possession she has $3 and six dimes
a bag full of scribes
and a book filled with PENITENTIARY  PHILOSOPHY
written by Mumia Abu-Jamal
I am proud of this beautiful sweet little girl
who enjoys living in her 
own world of recluse 
hopscotching to the beat of 
her own drum
She's a dreamer and boy let me tell you
 her imagination loves to run wild
©5-11-2020

Copyright © | Year Posted 2020



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Date: 9/18/2020 10:03:00 PM
Oh my! This was the most beautiful poetry reading presentation I have ever seen on poetry soup or elsewhere...thank you for that.. overwhelmingly awesome :)
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Date: 9/18/2020 11:05:00 PM
Thank you. I am truly excited that you enjoyed it. :)
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