In My Words

in my words i am beautiful
i have no mirror, only a moleskine
in my words i am open
they have one meaning, no disguise

in my words i am protected
safe in the alphabet.
in my words i am ready to fight
not to the death, mind you

in my words i am misunderstood
it's okay. what they mean to me is clear
in my words i am overlooked
"finally, she has a hobby"

--i don't blame them
last week i was an FBI agent
the week before an eye doctor
now a writer? okay, lucy. very cool.

in due time
my words will take me where i need to go
my words...my world? here's hoping
but that was never up to me.