April is National Poetry Month (Poetry Corner)

Today, I was reminded that April is National Poetry Month.  I told you guys in the blog Why The Name OUTSPOKEN_DIVA, that OUTSPOKEN_DIVA was originally my pen name. I also said I would share some of my poetry one day. Today is that day. I will share 3 of them and include a short prose how they came to be.

1. Worthy of Price In undergrad at Lamar University, I had HATERS. Yes, I have those. I just don't complain about them like... One guy didn't understand why I didn't have low self-esteem because I was Fat. A couple of members of a sorority referred to me as "Dyme Piece" (that song was new & popular, then) because I thought, No Wait I knew I was Cute (I had a knack to dress up for no reason at all). And the list went on and on. By the time I learn any of this I was weeks from graduating, so I wasn't bothered badly. This poem was born one night after a passing some of my Haters.



Worthy of Price

Now, I know no one told You

That All Women

Should have "GREAT" self-esteem

But I know you thought

The One who covers her body

The One who won't wear makeup

The Fat, Big Boned, or Thick One

The Quiet One or Shy One

Did Not value themselves

PLEASE!!!

So What you whisper, you wonder why she think she thinks she is a "Diva or "Dyme"

Why shouldn't she

She May Think

Others can be the Dyme

But your Life isn't even the Down Payment for a Look from her

Infinity is her Value

Her price tag is Endless

Not to be Bought

Of her you can't make change

Everybody is so why can't she be

"Worthy of the Price"

© Copyright 2003

Praise and Worship Crush On New Year's Eve 2004, was the first night I went with my BFF named Football Nerd to the church we attend now. The church is a mega-church but for the first year we sat around the same people. That included a man whose worship for God was very attractive. New Year's Eve 2005, I figured out that the lady and the children with him was his family. Whoops!!! LMBO

Praise and Worship Crush

You caught my eye

Not with your looks

Not your style or dress

But with your Worship

Your Worship to the most high God

I was wiping my eyes of joyous tears

And I saw you go beyond the veil

You looked so peaceful

Like you were happy to be there

Like Worship is second nature

You Worship makes me want to join you

Join you in Worship, Praise, Glorifying

Our Mighty God

Who is this tugging on my blouse?

Oh Praise & Worship Period is over

I'm the Only one standing

Standing, Watching you Worshi---Sit down

Let me Pay Attention to Service

Instead of you my Praise and Worship crush

© Copyright 2006

A Whole Love Let's just say I don't believe in 50-50 in a romantic relationship. A man needs to bring all of him because I will be bringing all of me. Oh and this one rhymes!!!

A Whole Love

100 Percent

Love that's decent

Love that's Sweet

And truly Complete

Not Half and Half

Please, Don't make me laugh

Don't want Half your heart

But the Whole body part

Not 50/50

That's not me

A Love that is Real

Something I can feel

That's what's wrong with us

Can you, I trust

I have no clue

'Cause I don't have all of you

Only Whole men can come to the table

To help fix a guy, I'm no longer able

Only a Whole woman and a Whole man

Should be able to walk Hand in Hand

To give Love that is Whole

Will we ever be so Bold

© Copyright 2005

So, that's some of my poetry. Hope you enjoyed it. Maybe from time to time I might share more. Maybe a short story, sometime, also.

As Always, Talking to You in Adult Terms