Hurry Up And WAIT!!

Hurry Up and………WAIT

All of our lives
we’ve been taught
to wait
that good things come
to those
who…….
WAIT…
wait til nightfall
wait til morning rises
wait for the reveal
beneath the disguises
wait til it warms
wait til it gets cold
wait when your young
wait til you get old
wait for sex
wait for love
wait til he steps down
from the heavens above
wait til they see me
wait for a sign
wait for the pain to go away
wait for time
wait for the rain to stop
wait for the right opportunity
wait for the ball to drop
wait in continuity
wait for a raise
wait to heal
wait til it pays off
wait til you feel it
wait til its over
wait for it to begin
wait til it comes out
wait til it ends
wait for Christmas
wait for summer
wait til you just can’t wait any longer
and the hunger
grows stronger
and we wait for change
and then oneday we wake
and nothing is the same
and our dreams touch reality
and our what if’s come to end
and the waiting is finally over
and the Revolution begins.

And we begin again….

written by,
tina divina

We waited a long time for this moment….. and today we celebrate our President Barack Obama’s 100th day in office. We begin Again…. because of him, the Change is NOW!!

I’d love to hear what this day means to you,
Holla at me,
~TD

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Anomalies

Anomalies

Tiny discrepancies
or imperfections
whether clandestine
or overt
they anoint us diverse
or otherwise perfectly

UNIQUE

mapping our originality
He loves me
and all of my idiosyncrasies
even down to my ugly feet
the fact that I never shut up
but I know when NOT to speak
the way my accent falls somewhere between
A Jewish-New-Yorker
and a valley girl
from the beach
He knows that I
laugh when I’m nervous
that I am impervious to tickles
Still he trickles his fingers
to that one place
the way I say  that’s funny

completely straight faced

the parts of my body that I hate
the scar on my neck
from the 4th grade
the fact that I sway when we hug
my childish panic with bugs
the crooked way I talk
the way I walk so confident
yet am ridiculously clumsy
that I still call my mother  Mommy
the birthmark on my inner thigh
that is slightly lighter than I
that while the life of the party

I still get shy

the fact that I’ve proudly mastered
picking up items with my toes  (Shh, don’t tell no one)
that I’m anti-roses
but am all for flowers that are wild
that I embrace my inner child
so much that if I
didn’t have a daughter
I’d still watch cartoons
that I am in awe of a full moon
and fear there maybe Werewolves
or other things that lurk in the gloom
lightning makes me quiver
and Sci-fi just may be real
I have a lack of tact
when it comes to how I feel
But he knows the deal
and still he loves me
and all of my
Anomalies

written by
tina divina

What is Love??

Love is loving me and alllllllllll of my idiosyncrasies, all of the little things that make me.. “ME”.

Its also about, me being comfortable enough with myself to allow  someone to see my “Imperfect-ness”.

So very truthfully, in this poem I have listed at least 10 of my imperfections that make me perfect and I embrace them… even love them, please share with me  a few of yours.

~TD

Also Make sure you check out: STEVIE WONDER’S INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE “ALL ABOUT THE LOVE AGAIN”

You can see the new video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=amAWRHdWoEk

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JEDI MIND TRICKS

Jedi Mind Tricks

You tell me this
when clearly I know
it’s that
yet you
get my mind outta whack
makin me retract
think back
perhaps I didn’t know
the facts
distracting my accusations
maybe it was just a hallucination
a figment of my imagination
the after affects of some orange juice?????
Clearly I’m confused
all I know is
I love you
so I ignore the probable
and believe the impossible
yeah that wasn’t you
that must’ve been
your man’s n them
or maybe just a mirage
my delusions
your façade
and you applaud
at your ability to sway me
I know I’m not crazy
he just mesmerizes me
and I forget all sense and sensibility
the truth could probably be
sitting next to me
and I still wouldn’t see
perhaps its the way
he throws that D
and I pretend its bliss
disregard my sixth sense
makeup and then kiss
never realizing
it’s just his Jedi Mind Tricks

written by,
tina divina

You know when you have that gut feeling that something isn’t right, yet you play it down, perhaps disregard it, you might even ask your mate about it, only for them to come up with something so clever you figure you were just tripping….. or were you??

While I wrote this from a females point of view, it could be from either sex…the mind games, why do we play?

Holla at me,

~TD

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Me + Him = ?

It is CraZy
the ways of dating
and falling in love
…………..but not falling
and wanting to call
…………..but not calling
and wanting to touch
…………..but not touching
and wanting to talk
…………..but not speaking…

leaving you feeling
distraught
caught in the middle
of single….
…………..yet his
physically content
but emotionally divided
you try to hide it
play fight it
unsure when you can
give in
becoming a master
of Pretend
when does it become
more than friends?
when is it alright
can I be
myself tonight?

…………..let inhibitions slow burn in candlelight….

and do all the things
I’ve been wanting
without fear of regretting
for saying some sh*t
I’ve been thinking…

…………..(cause really I love you)

we go back and forth
and up and down
and in and out
and all around
the friendship zone
neither of us
wants to be alone
so instead we
talk in monotone
hold no claims
play the name game
she’s just a friend
he’s not my man
never really
knowing the plan
I’m struggling just
to understand
trying to
maintain my ground
playing around
with the thoughts
trying on the words
to see if they fit

…………..(Me + Him) = ?

scribbling it
on notepads
padding my heart
with guards
who am I kidding
I’m falling hard
and gaining speed
I’m really wanting
Just you and Me
…………..You in?

written by,
tina divina

Do you remember when you were young, you would like a boy and he would like you back and it was no secret. He would say to you,  do you go with me? …and just like that, you were in a long term commitment…(long term in junior high was at least til the summer. LOL )

Nowadays you could date someone, and date some more, and date some more….and never really truly know if you are a couple yet. Just enjoying it in limbo, for fear of having “That Conversation”. Sounds crazy, but there is definitely a lack of commitment in today’s society.

I wonder if it is because of the outgrowing ratio of women to men, for fear of committing to this one, because there is still that one….

What do you think?

Holla at me,

~TD

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