Today I Looked

Today I looked in the mirror and saw a woman profound. Today I looked in the mirror and saw a woman found. A woman of God. The woman destined to wear the crown. I saw a professional business woman by grand design. Today I saw a lady, bonafide. Today, I saw a angel full of innocence who still plays dress up while washing clothes. Today I saw a Naughty Yogi who prefers her nails not to match her toes. Today, looking in the mirror, looking back at me stood a college student. Stood a future participant, member of the National Council of Negroe Women. Im speaking it over myself and claiming it as mine. I stand as the manipulator of my outcome, given my granted time. Today stood potential. Stood passion untamed. Today stood the spark of yet a new flame. There, in my mirror, stood a girl in awe of how majestic it is to witness, the unfolding of dreams beyond imagination. Beyond these worldy things. Today in the mirror stood a diva, a princess, a young empress in wait, for another and another and another and yet another door to open; for so many have been closed in doing so, today I am able to stand in the mirror. And admire my reflection. Changed my surroundings, changed my direction. Today I stand strong without doubt, fear, question or reservation. Today I stand, unbranded, unbridled and uninhibited. Today I stand challenged and more than ever before, confident. Today I stood at the apex of the future, what I want to be and what it will be. I stood staring at the reflection of my destiny. I stood as the creator, the master. The driving force behind all that is good and pure. Today looking in the mirror, stood a stone, a gem, a scent, a fragrance, a color, a hue. An enthuastic visionary, optimistic dreamer, spaceships don't come with a rearview. Today I saw a lover of music. From neo, to go go. To latin opera to r&b to rap and hip hop...it's bigger than hip hop...to the classical. Today, I told the worry, Im going on simbatical. A hopeless romantic, a romantic fanatic. An accomplishment addict. Today stood a traveler, a take off junkie. Come get high with me, come fly with me. Come be fly with me said the wearer of wings...looking back at me. Feels freest amoungst the clouds. Today stood the giggler, not afraid to laugh out loud. Today I stand upright and proud. Today stood faith and a faith beyond what you may know. Today, peaking back at me from the mirror stood the glow. A vision that I have never seen more clearer. I aint afraid to admit it, just stand back while I spit it. Hot fire, today stood the light looking back from the mirror. A slave to all things fashion and a muse to all who dare taste of piece of my inspiration. Today stood in the mirror, uniqueness, originality. Today I looked in the mirror and recessitated life into a being once broken and bruised. Today I saw the healing take place before my every eyes, today I was the light breaking at sunrise. Today I saw what I never thought would be seen at this age. This day in that way. Today stood someone who wasn't afraid to take a chance, who dove in headfirst...believing. When believing became so easy because it was so easy to return to the state of all knowing. Today was the beginning of what had been on hold and deffered. Today I looked in the mirror and saw lyric phoenix give birth to Amber.