I Just Wanna Be Real - Spoken Word

I'm  not looking for human appeal

I just wanna be real

I'm not looking for your seal

Of approval

I just want the removal

Of unnecessary masks

And all inhumane tasks

Just one thing I ask

I just wanna be real

I want to really FEEL

My humanity

Even if it is insanity

I'm done with pretense and vanity

If you're not cool with this

I won't take your dis

Personally

Or respond cursingally

I still love you

And want you to be real too

I just want you to do you

Without all the pretense

And defense

Come! Let's make amends!

Let's be real together

And walk through the stormy weather

I know it's messy

But this is life's greatest blessing

To be REAL

And to FEEL

Our humanity

Even all it's insanity

Together

Without the need to sever

Covenants of promise

Even when we're like doubting Thomas

Let's not turn away

By the words we say

But come feel my wounds

I'll make room

For you

And I'll feel your wounds too

Cause I'm not looking for human appeal

I just wanna be real.

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