Joyful Girl

i do it just because i want to
just because i want to...

everything i do is judged
and mostly they get it wrong Oh well
the bathroom mirror has not budged
and the woman who lives there can tell
the truth from the stuff that they say
and she looks me in the eye
and says...
would you prefer it the easy way?
no.

-ani difranco


today my hands are new, shaking, unused to movements formerly well practiced.
today my eyes are old, the same dusty image upside down and grey.
today my heart is worn, driftwood hollowed/hallowed/smoothed by the beating tide.
today my mind is determined, i'm still going to do things my way.