"A Slam Lesson," A Poetry Post

I am the only me.
Not a cheap copy.
Not a joke to be told to a
Ridiculous audience of
Non-listeners.
Not an afterthought to
Be had in your boredom but
Only me.

I believe I can be me
or be something somewhat better
without apology.

I can do all else with or without your
permitting me.

I do not feel obligated to
do what you ask.
I feel liberated.
I feel uplifted.
I feel justified.

I choose to be all that and this,
not the thats that you have defined or the
little mees that you have imagined and
boxed into your little imagination.

I needs not be anything you
even think you know.

I needs just be
me.

-T. D. James-Moss