The Memoir Of Ms. Butterfly

I had no idea what becoming Ms. Butterfly Genesis would become
I had no expectations—
Because no expectations means no letdown
I just knew
I had to do something
for me
not for anybody else
But for me
’cause I needed an outlet

I didn’t know what it was gonna be
I just knew
I had to do something
for me
not for anybody else
But for me
’cause I needed an outlet

I’ve been writing
Before I was trademarked
writing
to become
to unfold
to grow
to believe

Many people wondered
Why I’d be trademarked just to blog
to create content—
But what they couldn’t see
What I didn’t even believe in myself
not yet

It took someone else
to believe first
to hand me a mirror
and whisper:
“You are already her.”

And because of that belief
Ms. Butterfly Genesis
became who she was always meant to be

Trademarked, yes—
But soul-marked even louder

It takes a fantastic team
to do what I do
Even now
Even being trademarked
Even though I’m not where they think I should be

I celebrate—
because I’ve never
been able
to celebrate myself

And maybe they won’t see it
Not all my accomplishments
not all my becoming
But I see it

Because I’ve accomplished
My biggest goal:

Believing in myself
And what I put out
into the world
into the sky
into the poem
into the public
into the pulse

Ms. Butterfly Genesis
takes flight
because she dared
to believe
She could.