I AM NOT MOTIVATED BY THE SAME THING AS YOU…

A POEM BY: FRIEDA LOPEZ

I am not motivated by the same things as you. Through the inconsistency of false promise that leaves the heart to go un-mend. The soulless attempts to bend and undo, masked by denial of desperate fear that a spirit never descends.

Temporary relief of over-glorified fame and fortune that once possessed, the soul never finds peace. It is attained through insecurity, masquerading sadness through superior inferiority from a life on a lease.

Controlled in simulation through the toleration of capitalism, in denial and suppression, we turn our backs. Those motivated through the indulgent desire blinding the needs through wants to ignore the call of what the heart lacks.

I am not motivated by the same things as you because I refuse to forfeit my soul to society’s sales shelf. I am now powered through self-efficacy, motivated by the humbling power to find and discover myself.

Published by Frieda Lopez at Frieda the Writer

Frieda López is the writer for Journey of an Unraveled Road who was born and raised in San Antonio, TX. Through her professional career in Customer Relations and Retail Management, she has utilized her experience and interactions with the behavioral patterns, which was used to start her personal journey with Journey of A Unraveled Road as her debut novel. She has completed philosophy, psychology, and theology courses at San Antonio College as well as creative writing courses. Frieda López has been a lifelong writer since 2nd grade. A survivor of childhood trauma, childhood abuse, and domestic violence, she wrote this piece, which started this book as her personal journey; works from home in San Antonio, TX. View more posts