Baby Girle<\/p>\n
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Baby Girle,
\nSit down
\nTake off ur too-high designer shoes.
\nPut ur Coach\/designer x bag down.
\nRub ur hurting feet.
\npull them up til the heels can feel the cushion in the chair.
\nOr Stretch them out on the coffee table–
\nI know it’s beautiful\/fav stuff on it
\nbut juss thys once, push it aside,
\nStretch ur feet out & close ur eyes!
\nAnd juss be still for a minute.
\nNo music. No ipod. no x-box.
\nJuss u & ur long loss\/neglected friend–
\nSilence!
\nNo thoughts about ray-ray\/nae\/niqua\/or the dude u really like;
\nbut he don’t know it!
\nJuss U & Silence.
\nSilence will guide u, 2
\nGo upstairs.
\nTake off all ur
\nImpressn-my-peopl-gear-so-that-can’t-c-my-fears~
\nPull ur hair back.
\nWash all the make-up off ur face, body.
\nRun a hot bubble bath.
\nLike u used to do back n the day.
\nNo fancy label, juss somethin w\/ good bubbles.
\nGet in & juss submerge all of u
\nInto the mystery of lathering\/soothin\/bubbles…
\nU close ur eyes, surrendering 2 the comfort of the bubbles…
\nU seemed to have drifted between the wurlds…
\nU hear a soft soothin voice<\/p>\n
But Baby Girle, there are many around u
\nwho never died.
\nThere’s the Ancestral Governing Council
\nled by Mother Matriarche herself…
\nThe Chief Elders & the Scrybes–
\nThey are where u really came from,
\nthat’s ur tribe!
\nScrybes choose to live a different life than most
\nBecuz they know the real deal–more than most!
\nGo back 2 letting Simplicity be ur guide also.
\nShe can show u how to look good & not be almost nekit;
\nshe can help u save $ cuz u don’t have 2 buy the new
\nthing soon as it comes on the market.
\nShe can remind u of ur own inner integrity & that u don’t
\nhave to compromise urself or ur values, juss so ur not alone
\nor juss so u can have a man hold you through the nite.
\nShe’ll remind u ur worthy of man that’ll be around
\nin the day-lite 2.
\nUr house ain’t on fire, u don’t need a rescue.
\nIn the Silence u will Always be guides what to do..next.
\nU’ll see u no longer have to sacrifice ur Self-esteem..for\u2014you know what!
\nU Baby Girle are Worthy of the Best…
\nU wake up..feelin as though tyme has stood still…
\nAnd evry bubble is still in place…
\nUntil u realize those aren’t bubbles, but tears on ur face<\/p>\n
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Dr. Karen Entrantt, Ph.D,\u00a0<\/a> is an author, poet-performer, and creative writing instructor.<\/a> She has been writing poetry and short stories since the 4th<\/sup> grade. \u00a0Her style of writing and poetry performances leave audiences sitting on the edge of their seats in anticipation of more! \u00a0She has performed at The ACT Theater, Town Hall \u00a0with Poetry + Motion.<\/a> \u00a0Her first book is\u00a0<\/em>I Found My Voice! <\/a><\/em>(also available on Amazon<\/a> and various Seattle book stores). Her second book, The Amplification of My Voice: Another level of Expression! <\/em>will be out August 2012. She lives in Seattle.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n