The Beautiful Part


By Lina



the beautiful part about being knocked down 
is the change in scenery, the change in sound 
no longer pretending to please anyone 
ok with who I am and what I’ve done

and I’m not interested in your helpful tips 
there’s nothing here that needs to be fixed 
so take your tools, please run along 
from this day forth I am ‘as is’ and nothing more 
no false pretenses of joy I can bring 
no fake intentions of ever lasting anything 
uninhibited to say and do what I mean 
no more facades littering the scene

amazing how clarity comes at 3 am 
driving around on empty again 
the dingy diner has hours old coffee on 
the radio plays some sad country song 
and the lyrics are calling out to me 
but they don’t know what I see 
it’s a different view now, it’s a different sound 
getting comfortable on autonomous ground



Lina 1-15-2003
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