My heart said
“capture me,” said my heart.
“capture me on a canvas
make me your Mona Lisa.
Use red paint for my pain
use water marks for my tears,
I am your Mouning Lisa.
Hang me in the gallery,
let all the world see me.”
“capture me,” said my heart.
“capture me in a song
whether it be jazz, hip-hop or rock.
Let it be a love song, a happy song, a song that shows not all is wrong.
Play it on a boom box or at a street bash,
let the world know how much love in me I have.”
“capture me,” my heart said.
"capture me in a book,
be it a poem, a diary or a note book.
Write truths about me,
truths about how i have loved, lived, hurt,
survived, made merry in times of tears and even wept tears of joy.
I your chest I beat soft,
in the world I beat strong.
Tell the world what I have done before my time is up.
(2014)
