" EVERYONE IS NAKED "

Is it when you look into the mirror
You disguise yourself, as yourself
Is it that indecision in understanding
How you feel upon the shelf
Or perhaps you dust yourself off and forget
Your worth is impecunious
Maybe you're not seeing straight
And everyone around you says you have no moodiness
Or is it that you're afraid, worried
That the Oak tree is all you are
Strong and steadfast in moral fiber
But no shine, like in the stars
You're forgetting who you're talking to
When you throw this crap in our faces
It's not like you're Cary Grant
Or Angelina Jolie trading places
You are the shining light that came
From your mothers and fathers Love
And you're spending too much time
Not understanding where you're from
You're the child of the most magnificent
Being, ever conceived
A celestial incarnation
Of the most decorated family tree
A light that has no body weight
No pretty face, no conflicting states of mind
You're the picture on the money traded
In heavens notes.....divine
You're so beautiful
That within your insecure heart
There's a mysterious, smolderingly
Luscious compartment
So have a little fun with it
Blow the minds of all the malcontents
Take your clothes off
And then dance
A naked dance
That reveals
A joyful, playful
Self....

Tony Taylor   (Chicago)