My first reading, ever!

This is the life of a 44-year-old woman with legs so long you do not know where they end.

I was asked to perform at an open mic event. I had never been to one so I did not know what to expect. The event organizer said I could read anything, as long as it was my original work.

The day before the event, I was still unsure what I would read. Nothing seemed appropriate for my debut reading, but later that night someone tried to rile me up by stirring up my past experiences. And the lightbulb went on. That would be my reading.

So this is what I read when I performed at my first-ever open mic event. To many more!

This is the life of a 44-year-old woman with legs so long you do not know where they end.

I am not scared of my age. These are my years, and, for the most part, I have done what I wanted with them.

You can not shame me with my years, I lived them, you can not shame me with my grey hairs, I earned them, nor can you shame me with style, I have curated it.

This is the life of a 44-year-old woman with legs so long you do not know where they end.

Come to me with truth and sacrificial offerings.

I am not easily impressed, but I am not hard to please.

I am demanding yet submissive.

I want your best because I give you my all.

I do not love freely.

I want to know your intentions because my days are too valuable for “let’s just have fun and see where it goes!”

This is the life of a 44-year-old woman with legs so long you don't know where they end.

Hurt people want to recruit you into their turmoil.

“You aren't even married? How can you write a book on relationships? Talk to me, I will teach you. I have been in one for years!”She said.

Well, I do not want to know how to sleep next to a man who does not want to be with me. I do not want to learn to call his phone all hours of the night while he ignores me, I do not want to beg for a man’s attention, I do not want to learn to be invisible, I do not want to master endurance, I do not want to learn sadness.

By the way, I have been married before; I am much better now.

This is the life of a 44-year-old woman with legs so long you do not know where they end.

I will not fit into a box,

I am too big.

There are no words to describe me, 

I am constantly becoming.

You left to destroy me but you will not find me there,

I adapt quickly.

You will not stifle my growth,

I am too strong.

You will not censor me,

I said what I said.

I will not cover up,

I am too sensual to hide.

This is the life of a 44-year-old woman with legs so long you do not know where they end.

Do you have a man?

I have many men. I have brothers, uncles, friends, lovers, admirers, and crashes. I have boyfriends, one-night stands, men I used to know, and men I wish I knew. Men in my DMs. My butcher, my mechanic, my plumber.

I do not have a man; I have many men.

This is the life of a 44-year-old woman with legs so long you do not know where they end.

I am not ashamed of my experiences.

I have been abandoned, 

Rejected,

Neglected,

Abused,

Misused,

Used.

You hear me speak confidently, You see me hold my head up high, You want to bring me down. You try to shame me because someone mistreated me. It will not work. No weapon that has been formed against me stands. They have turned to stones that I return to sender, every day is Maandamano!

I am a 44-year-old woman with legs so long you do not know where they end.

I do not have time for your shit or his or their shit.

I do not accept the bare minimum no matter the circumstance.

I do not suffer fools.

My body has carried life and has been a tomb.

My mind has tormented me and inspired me.

I have started over more times than I care to remember, but suddenly it all makes sense.

I do not need you, I want you.

I scare myself more than I scare you.

I speak my mind.

I am free.

Be warned, I am not the one or even the third.

My bite is poisonous, my tongue is sharp, and my words lethal.

Do not try to project your unhappiness, inadequacies or fears on me.

Because  I can wear this short dress with legs so long, I know you wonder where they end!

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