Thunder for each Step
I was born to fight
Unimpressed
Because I’m not here to match ego
I overlook the surface
I’m here to tear from the inside out
Beware
You’ll tell me where you’ve been
Without speaking
I listen for silence and see thought
I’ve got nothing to lose
I’m not crazy
Just dangerous
I’ll speak my mind before you think
I should
Make you wonder why your mother never warned you
About a woman
And only of men
My past lives have always been
For trouble
I can feel it in my marrow
I may not have led rebellions
But I was definitely decapitating enemies
Or feeding warriors
Or sitting in silence with fighters
To prepare
I’m not a loud mouth
A whisper will suffice
Leave you iced
Asking for a body bag
For refuge
Hold yourself into the next life
And try again
You’re welcome.
You can enter my space with a mirror to my face and read me for days
That’s cool
I’m a librarian and a school
“Everybody plays the fool”
That 1 time
This ex-masochist paid for her crimes
Now I play the Goalie
Protect my worth’s net
With walls in check
They’re non-existent
Because I’ve accepted
I’m different
Just like you!
Except
I don’t come for you
Except
When another’s mood
Brings my stinger up
What’s up?
I’ll meet you halfway to hear what you have to say and serve my intuitive dip
Have a lick
Been an outsider for so long I don’t recall ever knowing the inside of
Normal
Pushover
Victim
Yeah I talk tough
Because I’ve had enough
This is the flower blossoming from its cactus
Watered up
Midway through existence confessions
I’m always down to tear it up
Burn it up
Us Ruck
Am I problematic?
I’m responsive
Imma handle it
Don’t be a problem
You won’t get in my hand
Crushed till you’re dust
If I see you aiming at an unfair advantage
Imma block your shot
I’ve had enough
Born exhausted
I realize
As I opened my eyes my cries were all WHYYYYYYYYYYYYY
Then I found my clutch
Hit it to fifth before my first spit up
Peeling out on the isms I was taught to confront
I was born to fight
I’m dangerous
I’m not walking around mad for no reason
I’m as cool as the breeze you live for when the sun comes blazing in through your door and as hot as flares when I see no cares towards
Humanity
You feel me
Don’t come for our humanity
Or you’ll feel me
Peeling back your gums
Feeding you your teeth
Giving you a reason to reevaluate your heartbeat
Better wish you knew how to respond to your truth
It’s my weapon
Poverty murdered my family
I’m working my way up to the Boss
Not, to be the Boss
But to slit real quick the necks of their Cause
Born with a vengeance
Living without revenge needs
I just know what I have to do
And it’s not pretty
But I can face it.
Can you face me back
Without feeling attacked
When a glutton for punishment has been cured
And you’re left with your own darkness
Impure
That’s my role in this life
Sometimes
I hear its calling
I don’t leave others bawling
Just crawling
To their boardrooms
Try again
I was born a fighter
Not the fire
Its ignitor
Bullshit decipherer
I’m dangerous to the dangerous
Trust.
If you want to sleep at night, don’t wake me up.
Liza Zayas is a lover of writing and dancing and celebrates both as a singer and songwriter performing as Luna del Flor. You can hear her collaborative sounds and experience life through her storytelling. She invites you to dance. Her poetry seeks to initiate dialogue by intentionally expressing consequences of love, lust, ego and self-respect.
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