Created by Nicolette Tura, 10/24/20
The Manifesto
I am the pearl
I was once hardened and closed off
I shut the door
I was a treasure inside
And yet I was the only one who didn’t see it.
Do you resonate?
I am like the moon
Shifting and full
Shifting and dark
Shifting and all the shapes and slices of light through a time
That stands still
And moves
The illusion of time
The illusion of me
I wanted so bad to be kissed by the boy who saw me
I pined so hard for that boy to love me
I was out of power waiting
and dreaming
to be someone’s darling
That darling was me
for me
I chased long nights
And cried many days
The moon was always there
As was the pearl within
I even had fantasies of drowning the pain in the cleansing seafoam
Take me away from this place, I begged and pleaded -
I am an alien here
I don’t belong here
How does everyone know how to get it right
Why am the only one who doesn’t know how to do it
Television is so mischievous
It is entertainment for some
It can be a lifeline for others
I forgive that part
That part that learned distorted views of worthiness
That’s ok
I kiss you child
Your pearl
Your treasure within
Your heart of gold
You have softened that shell
Demolished the door
That kept you from the magic of yourself
That’s ok
I kiss that part of you
The seawater now cleanses you
The moonlight now holds you
You no longer have to run
Away from the demons within
They aren’t real
I kiss that part of you
My darling
All those parts of you
That longed to be kissed
Shame
Fear
Guilt
Isolation
All the pain
I kiss it gone
My darling
You are the answer
You are the pearl
You are the treasure
Only you can unlock this door
Let yourself out of the shell
To shine that pearlescent power
To awaken other pearls
Hardened by misperception
Hardened by striving for that kiss
The kiss of success defined narrowly and not available to all
The kiss of the perfect relationship that doesn’t exist
The kiss of the perfect body airbrushed and scalpeled
The kiss of impossible
Let’s all open the door
Break open the shell
That dims our light
Let the light radiate from our shells
To illuminate the sea
Reflecting the moon’s love and light back to her
My darling, please join me?
Only you, Only me
Only we
LET'S HANG OUT ON THE REGULAR
CommUnity is Everything. It's not fun being stuck in our heads with the same tapes of 'I'm not enough' or the Comparison Track on repeat. You feel me right?