stilletos of defiance
by: me

I stood up
I shouted
and nobody liked
what I had to say
sometimes I wonder
if the way
I lack fear
when it comes
to what is right
is worth it
I add my name to the fight
even if I am the only one there
even if I get uncomfortable glares
I dont know how to wear
a dress of compliance
I don stilettos of defiance

I think sometimes
people wish I'd shut up
wish I'd stuff it
bake it to a nice golden
brown
swallow the flesh
and then dive in and drown
I think honesty makes people
twitch
I think social grace
can be a snotty bitch
false and untrue
I am not saying
"saving face" isnt something
that I do
I do
sometimes

Most times I chose
the people
not the cause
sometimes
I take time to pause
and think
think
think
about what I am going to say
but most of the time
my brain just gets in the way
of my big big heart
fierce love
fierce hate
passion
unchecked
I know it isnt wise

I've peered out over
the cars I've wrecked.

I've peered out over the cars I've wrecked.

Neckbrace
from the carchase
from the bumper boats
from the pride
the size of texas
I want to fix this

The thing is
I can't stand on the sidelines
and choke
I dont envy those
that roll up their feelings
and have a smoke
so that the "this"
or "that"
disappears in the air
or so they think
(I sit gagging
on what appears
not to be there.)

I stood up
I shouted
and nobody liked
what I had to say
sometimes I wonder
if the way
I lack fear
when it comes
to what is right
is worth it
I add my name to the fight
even if I am the only one there
even if I get uncomfortable glares
I dont know how to wear
a dress of compliance
I don stilettos of defiance