I was invited to perform a couple spoken word pieces at Mosaik’s International Food Night on Saturday. The theme of the evening was inspiration. This is the first piece I performed.
I was once called air
Assured it wasn’t meant as offence
But I couldn’t help the hurt
As I wanted to be of more substance
Now I have long been on this journey
Ten years of attempts to be profound
But the scenery is looking too familiar
As I realize I am at the starting ground
The costumes I’ve tried to wear
Are starting to have a comic effect
And people stop to stare So I have learned my lesson
It is best to be my own element
And if people find me flighty
It is just because I am different
But trying to wear their expectations
Like ballast weighs me down
And I can no longer fight the feeling
I am meant for higher ground.
Continuing the adventure,
Jessica
Jess Boctor 