Today, I am a rebel.
I forget about the laundry and dishes.
I turn all my phones to silent
And write.
Yesterday, I cared what others thought.
I primped and prepped to please.
I scrubbed in detail on my knees
For what?
Today, I am a rebel.
I get angry at the ways of the world,
At those who have hurt others, who have hurt me
And cry.
Yesterday, I cared what others thought.
I watched what I said in order not to insult.
I watched what I did so that I might be liked.
I hid reality, and died a little inside.
I have realized
It takes time to regrow what has died.
Work must be done, hard and painful at times.
Love what has been lost,
and watch it bloom again in a different shade of purple.
Cultivation, imagination, and commitment.
I am changing the patterns of old in the minutes of now.
Today, I am a rebel.
