Giselle Di Paolo
Certified Kinesiology and Reiki Practitioner. Certified Radiant Child Yoga Teacher and uncertified Poet.
An Amateur’s ride to Kings Cross
I’ll never be that girl
in the long flowing bright red coat
with the ribbon lace up heels
whose legs are so thin and skirt so short
that as she sits down on the tube
all smiles perk up at the view
until she places an oversized handbag on her lap
that clearly says closed for business gentlemen
take your prying eyes to some other hemline
But I am that girl sitting next to her
with eyeballs heavy as lead
fighting the lullaby like rocking motion on the tube
striving to clock in just one more waking hour
to carry herself safely to bed
I will never be that girl
riding her bike
in a flowing white dress so well tamed
it wouldn’t even think of getting it’s lace stuck in the wheel
who knows exactly when to peddle hard
and power through the intersection
making the flashing lights obey her every command
But I am that girl
that gets stuck at the lights
yelps out loud when the buses get too close
and wobbles warily through the intersection
face as bright red as the light that has finally changed color
and the bus that has finally past by
I am not that girl
I am the amateur sitting next to her
the understudy peddling behind her
I am the girl
still trying to figure out which roles she wants to play
You are no amateur…………
You are that girl, that girl all the other girls want to be,
Your poetry is beautiful Giselle