We paint with our minds

And when we write

Words are formed through our mystical powers

Sewing paragraphs from thin air

Breathing life into what we do

A gift our divinity bestowed upon us at birth

In our eyes

Colors dance without end

Twirling

Jumping

Kicking

There are no bounds

Precision

And flowing passion

Is our foundation

That otherwordly peace and joy

Is what drives us to be powerful in our gentle zest

If you look closer

Your eyes can pick up the gray hairs

And hardened looks that seep through without any conscience thought to it

Creativity didn't come without tears

Healing preceded pain

These women

Along with me

Have been pushed

Scratched

And even scratched by the world

They've been trampled on

Abandoned by many

Left to suffer indefinitely

Many of these women became bitter

We were ready to tear apart the universe

Then throw the shreds into the fire

Even if we didn't

We threw some relationships

And some pretty thick chunks of ourselves

Into the consuming flames

Then

One day

Through a telecast

Friends

Family

Or just a boy who was their at the right time

Made us shift completely

Turn a 720 degree

Coming back to reality

We no longer wanted to charge at the red taro

One by one

We walked away from the trap

Escaped the trap

Conquering our enemies

All in the nick of time

As his daughters

God gave us a message uniquely for us

"My daughters," he says, "you were not made to be bitter

Brittle and hard

Never miserable by choice

Ready to demolish all that is in your path

You were made to build

And build up

Yourselves

And your male counterparts

I made you soft for a reason

The level of beauty

Compassion

Exotic sensuality

And queen stature

Required you to be made into what you are now

Do not believe for a minute

That being resentful will make you stronger

That misery is your path

Nor that love is a fairytale

Because I made salvation come true

And I only give new beginnings.

The world does bring painful middles

But hold onto me

Escpecially when it feels near impossible

And I will sustain you

And bring you over into everlasting trainquility."

So those who were brave enough to let go

And take his hand

We all became innocent little girls again

The suffering didn't define us anymore

Grief wasn't our master

We could all look back at our pasts and not be ashamed

And forward with energy

We became lighter on our feet

Smiled more often

Danced as if we had trained our entire lives

The lines disappeared

Our glow became more prominent against a dark world

These women

They're survivors

Who thrived

And kept going

Therefore

They were able to take the chance

To live as they should

Quiet strength

Loud testimonies