Some days I don't want to be mayor.
Some days I don't want to be a lawyer, or society's definition of success.
They tell me to aspire to a career, not marriage.
Why can't I?
I want love.
I want joy.
I want mutual support.
Some days I don't want to stress and slave for material things that I'll enjoy for a moment.
I just want to live a full life of love and hate, happiness and sadness, and all of the other dichotomies of human emotion.
I want to have a stronger connection with God, my Father.
I want to have a warm family with my husband, my Everything.
And most of all, I want to write stories and poetry, my Life.
When someone asks me what career I want to pursue, I want to recite this poem.
But instead I say Mayor.
Instead I say lawyer.
And other days, I pursue law and politics whole-heartedly.
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This wasn't really a poem, but I love it too much to not put it in here.
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Smoke & Mirrors
PoetryMy life is full of smoke and mirrors. I say one thing, but think another. This poetry book is a backstage pass to my life.
