Lilith78• Show poetry

I am a woman.
Age – 29. Height – 5’8. Weight – 165.
I hate the color pink.
I am a chick that digs the blues and the greens.
I am not petite – I have curves.
I have hips and a belly and thighs, and
Great breasts.
I am beautiful.
I am not blonde –
I have short, brown hair and
My mother’s intense brown eyes.
When I smile, I show my teeth
And it doesn’t bother me to wrinkle my nose.
Yes – I have only one dimple.
When I laugh, it is from my center
A place of true pleasure.
I cry as a function of empathy
And it is always with honest tears.
I am a lousy liar.
I am moody in the morning and
Don’t function well without coffee.
I have a soft-spot for dark chocolate
And sipping a cold vodkatini
I do yoga
And when my limbs are out-stretched on
My blue mat, listening to only my breath
My mind and my body understand.
I get angry
And I can get pretty loud
Or I can become and stay silent.
I love with every ounce of me.
I love to give hugs and hold hands.
I am quick to trust, but
Recoil after a painful blow.
I swear.
Sometimes to get my point across and
Other times for shits and giggles.
I use ‘ big’ words, because
I wouldn’t want someone to dumb it down
For me.
I eat – steak (bloody rare) and fried chicken
I do not like salad.
I am strong.
I lift heavy objects and open jars myself
I travel alone and experience the world
O-N-E moment at a time . . .
I wear flip-flops with skirts
Big jewelry
And I look great in a suit.
I sing and I dance
Sometimes naked in front of the mirror.
I love the taste of wine and
The way the sunlight dances across a vineyard
Regardless of the season
I cook – marinara almost as good
As mom’s.
I don’t make my bed, but
I love my jasmine sheet spray
I love bubble-baths and
Slipping into sexy pajamas.
I wear thong underwear, because
I like feeling
Secret sexy
I have two tattoos, but
Even though I sometimes interpret the world metaphorically
There is nothing metaphorical about them.
I love oral sex – giving and receiving.
I kiss with my whole mouth and my whole tongue.
When I have sex
The lights are on
And I enjoy the sweet, stroke of
Two bodies mixing.
I have had multiple orgasms by
My own hand and
A man’s and
A woman’s.
I am intelligent.
I have opinions, values and convictions.
I make them known.
I have a career
Supported by three college degrees
Which pays for my 2,100 square foot home
And when something is broken
I fix it – I own tools.
When I speak
People respond to my voice.
And when a friend needs me,
I am always there.
I have climbed mountains
And hiked through forests
Never losing the reverence and silent awe
For a butterfly or birch tree.
I am a daughter, a sister, a niece, and a cousin.
Someday I will make a damn good
Wife and mother.
I love myself.
I protect myself.
I hold myself.
I hold myself up.
I wipe my own tears.
I sing myself to sleep.
I wish myself good morning,
Because today is always a new day.