Even a Dragon can get swallowed by the Ocean.
The fact that I’m both makes me feel chosen. See I was born the year of the Dragon and I’m a
water sign, Scorpio, November 3rd. What’s hatnin?
I’m a free spirit, one with the birds, but I got values, boundaries, and concerns.
Transmute, I move like an Eagle and ascend like a Phoenix. I live and I learn.
My name means peace, Shawntae spelled Shanti, my emotions run deep.
My ocean waves are calm, but tread lightly.
The ocean can soothe, but can also drown anything.
I carry a fire inside me, people can feel the heat.
I warm hearts and spit flames that’s tamed, the ocean balances me.
People wonder what they see. It’s the God in me. Handcrafted by the higher being.
The fact he made me a Black Woman too, showed he really wanted to do his thing.
Mother of all mothers.
I can be intense.
Oshun energy.
Sometimes I’m like Yemaya who truly ruled the seas.
I work for the higher being. The ultimate creator, not a system.
I’m a Goddess, not a Queen.
I lead Universes, not nations.
I guide, heal, and transform souls.
Not focused on bodies & faces or titles & rankings.
My heart is pure, full of love, grace, and patience,
which is why I elevate the energy in rooms and am a light in all spaces.
Tae Poetically Divine, people don’t realize this has been my name for ages.
My mission is ancient. My purpose is sacred.
I don’t expect folks to relate.
Being misunderstood is the price that comes with being Heavenly favored.
So in this world I pay it.
Humanity, I love you all, and you know it too, without me even saying it.
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Shanti Lair-Croom also writes as Tae Poetically Divine. See her previous contributions, and stay up-to-date with her on instagram at@tae_poeticallydivine.
