Determined To Be

Sitting here listening
To the strumming of water
Dripping in a flow of harmony
As the rhymtic sounds of a steady stream
Echoes through the pipes
I'm determined to be


Tarnished faucets
Have weathered the storms
As the color of rust fades
The lushiness of silver gone, now dull
Yet a reflection appears
I'm determined to be.


Slapped by pain 
I'm traumatized by fear
Lying in my shadow of death
The faintest whispher escapes the cracking of lips
Through my unheard voice
I'm determined to be.


Waves of peace
Come carress on me
Like tides of an ocean
Engulf me please and let me arise victorously
In no man's image
I'm determined to be identity!


Determined before time
With purpose of destiny
Propelled to earth to be
From the matrix of God to my mother's womb
Birthed. UMPH! It's time to be Born
And I'm so determined to be.


Yea, determination, hey that's me
The sway of my hips
The tilt of my head
The way my fingertips caresses creativity into my mind
Flowers, pincurls, shaved head...beauty
Ummm! It's all me...and I'm determined to be.


(c) cristi renea'