Urban Freedom Magazine Fall2016 "The New Black Wall St" Vol1 | Page 13
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The Journey Of A Free Spirit
By Mercedez J McIntyre
To say where I am would be the impossible part.
To say what I am doing. Well,... that's nally the easy part!
Discovery of self.. Soul on an inquisitive journey, body in the same place and mind
frustrated I won't have enough time.
Or Maybe I just found myself to late.?
Let me put it like this...its Like I know I lost SOMETHING!
But cant nobody seem to tell me where the "Lost & Found is" and I can't even really
describe what I Lost!
I can tell you every time and stage in my life I gave up pieces of me listening to
someone tell me how I am "Supposed to be"
So here I go again. Doing that thing we love to say when lost...”I am going to nd me"
..haha. And isn't if funny!! When we REALLY go searching for something is when we really
realize we have no idea where to begin!
Remember…That IS the Catch 22 of Self Discovery....The moment you give me a map I
am already off course going somewhere another human thinks is best for me!
So remember when you advise a Free Spirit... speak to our soul, our heart. Anything
else... and well baby,… all we know is....REBEL!
Maybe thats why I have a hard time listening?! People love to give you advice based
on snapshots of your life.
"Like y'all should stay together you look so nice" OR
"You need to go to college what else can you do with your life?"
But while you're looking at me reect on you! I Am a free spirit, but to them "Free" equals
"Lost". So what does found really mean?
Free Spirit!....do you know how Powerfully confusing that concept is?!
YES! We are the life Lovers and the passion seekers! How do you explain your more in
love with the journey than materialistic endings? How do you explain that is your
destination to never have one? We are the ones diagnosed with disorders because they
don't understand "The Gifted"
We are the ones they call foolish....but live through us vicariously? Lol! We are the aunts
& uncles that will be called the "Black Sheep". But the reasons they gather around by the
thrill of our life stories!
Us "Midnight Thinkers" ... we roll separately but deep! I am talking "The 1am Fantasy
Creators", & "The 2am Answer Seekers". The moon lovers and vibe Cravers!
Some of us are who we are before the degree!
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