How do you say..

Time to get everything sorted out and hit play for the day :

For the time to start checking on the notifications that keep ringing and alerting the phone screen with “blanks name, or it’s time, Rise and grind or my favorite… wyd”.

How do you say…

I feel like I’ve outgrown my dreams and want to settle down?

How do you say,

Oh by the way I’ve been sleeping around trying to escape from the loneliness that whispers in my ear and reminds me of the graceful elegance my past used to dance with me under the sheets

and maybe just maybe I contracted something that wasn’t there before?

Is it an STD, or god forbid… feelings? genuine feeling of raw passion and delight that haven’t spoken to me in quite some time and it would be better to throw a pillow over it and tell it to to shut up.

How do you say,

hey mom and dad I only got $7 to my name but if I could write you a check for all those times you believed in me, were my coach in the ring, and my valiant defender there would be infinite zeros where I wouldn’t believe the richest man could even hand it over.

How do you say,

I need this raise because I deserve it, I’m worth it, take a chance on me and don’t doubt my capability to shine and mold diamonds from the ruble you had underneath your feet.

Let me strive for the glorious uncertainty to discover new terrains and humbly rejoice when my sacrifices build mountains .

How do you say,

I’m tired of the corruption that eats away the spirit, because it’s easier to make a hundred selling and dealing to an addict that has no control over the demons that keep him awake from sleep?

How do you say,

I’m tired. I’m tired of waking up and burning the candle down to the wick to make ends meet while the country around wants to build walls and close off the light of Hope it is suppose to carry.

How do you say,

Don’t forget to spread a kind word, give a little more when you don’t have any, and always fight for love,

when those outside your arena are chanting from their stands for you to leave and never come back.

How about you tell them…

That out there are people who clock in at the buzzing and ringing of a notification that says there is an emergency , you got to go, and they can’t hit snooze or say just 5 more minutes.

How about you tell them …

I feel in love once and after my heart shattered into pieces the best recollection I understood of love was the piercing delight that crept up my legs because it’s easier to physically lay there and have a carnal sensation then allow the idea of happily ever after to even hint a possibility.

How about you tell them..

One day all those zeros will turn to thousands and the loans you acquired will have a thank you for your business and a congratulations in the end.

That your mother and father can rest easy and smile from the little house they always said they wanted but couldn’t afford until you hand over the key and said this is for you for taking care of me.

How about you tell them,

That change is coming.

That hope is the gladiator that picks up a sword and stumbles in the darkest battle to victory.

You tell them,

That walls won’t halt immigration.

People put up walls when they are afraid and it’s time for us to come together to build up our kindness, to build up our concern for one another

to live better

be better,

build for a better tomorrow.