Wings to Fly

"Had to go across the water just to find what was here in my heart all along.  Spend so much time trying to be right that I was dead wrong...You're only human let's shake this gravity of resentment and fly high, and fly high. You're only human, let's shake this gravity of judgement and fly high on the wings of forgiveness.  Had to run to the arms of curiosity just to find what was here in my life all along.  I found that the art of simplicity simply means making peace with your complexity..."-India Arie Wings of Forgiveness


I wrote the following poem to reaffirm my beliefs. I'm currently reading This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women. The book is a collection of essays on people's beliefs ranging from Einstein to Martha Graham, and then other amazing people who aren't as widely known. Reading others beliefs makes me want to freshen up on my own. The poem teeters on the edge of being negative, but I find strength in pursuing the "I want" aspects, and seeking those whole heartedly, even when other's do not understand.

What I Want

I don't want to know stress and fear of being alone
I want to live in the unknown
I don't want to feel trapped and locked into expectation
I want to roam free and live without hesitation
I don't want to be judged or asked to conform
I want to be wild and in every way reborn
I don't want to meet their deadlines and work with no heart
I want to imagine and dream off the charts
I don't want to do what you tell me
I want to seek inwardly to learn to really see
I don't want to offend you or cause to much unrest
I want to find my own personal success
I don't want to be clean or get everything right
I want to stay up late and not be so uptight
I don't want to feel crazy for wanting to be me
I just want to be happy

As promised here is Shirley the bird