rise and shine

grandma told me
stop trying to calculate the difference between people
people don't need division
gotta stick together
gotta love one another
she said we will only find equality
in the number of our tears
and she was right
because i don't know what injustices you've suffered


justice isn't justice
it just is
and you can't change it and i can't change it
so we just gotta try and rearrange it
and i could offer you this miracle
a chance to see what i see
to see the way people see me
because if seeing is believing
and you see what i see
who would want to see anymore


grandma told me
young lady
you can't be concerned
with whatever it is they've got
the only reason they think they are beautiful
is the same reason they think you're not
and young lady
you have beauty beyond measure
you're a treasure
entrenched in this earth
you can't let strangers determine your worth
rise and shine



so i rose and i shone





ps - here is a photoshoot from the weekend in whistler, with two of my favourite people. check out anastasiachomlack.typepad.com for amazing photos