Jusjess Poetry: Poetry and Other Expression in Written Art

What Do I Want Her to Know?

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As featured in Urban Magazine June 2022 edition

Welcome to the world, I tell my newborn  daughter,

That can be full of what you make it,

That can hurt, but you can take it.

Where you must be strong, even if you have to fake it.

A world full of undiscovered landscapes,

The world has opened up for you, young queen. 

We all can don capes cover up scrapes and even have them removed,

The path of your life will be up to you. 

There is black and white, and an in between. 

But over that hill you may see some troubling things, my baby,

Everyone won’t advocate for your needs 

or pat your back for every good deed

There are snakes and vultures and ways to escape reality 

There are things sent to test your purpose and mentality 

Some things feel good for a few moments 

That lead to harsh consequences but you’ll have to own it

Your fiery nature will pay off but there must be a balance. 

No good are sugar-laced fantasies

And lack of self awareness rolled up with superficial vanities 

Manifest what you believe in your heart 

Don’t dim your light, 

girl don’t lose that spark 

Your worth far exceeds what your physicality has to offer 

Debating your worth and altering it in order to get to an alter

Fitting into a box 

And allowing others to get into yours

Changing your image 

To fit into doors

See I started this moment prepared to sell you a fairy tale

But that’s the issue with society 

And why some never prevail 

Strap up your boots, my baby for it is a life worth living 

But it won’t be easy 

Nor forgiving