Wednesday Poetry Prompt: My Rule of Thumb

Wednesday Poetry Prompt: Write a rule poem. 

My Rule of Thumb

I always been good at 

playing by the rules even

when it comes to my left hand 

not knowing about my right.

Whether in the heart of my dark 

or in the dazzling of my light,

without fail, genuine insides, 

never phony in life.

I love humanly as loudly 

as God loves me.

My only secrets: unbroken

mutual bro and sis codes.

I'm caution and watchful 

to not bend or break what 

can bend and break me.

Grateful to have listened 

wholeheartedly to the lyrics 

of my mother's life because 

my environment and lineage 

proved she sung words 

of inspiration and affirmations 

best before I could begin 

to tap dance to the music of life's test.

I'm still growing thorough and meticulously,

more and more each day because 

I learned love and trust are like braids-

they can go from tight to loose ends.

Both can walk or run away together

or birth a fork in the road. 

I am deliberate about and considered 

of other skinfolks and my kinfolks.

I adhere to not cross my own blood 

even if they deliberately cross me.

Although all skinfolks ain't my kinfolks, 

the same rule applies because 

the same walls set up against me 

are the same walls against them too. 

And the same gaps I can fall into,

can trick and trip them 

over and over again too.

I'm protective over my heart 

and mindful of my mind 

that each ten commandments 

wrapped sacredly within 

the rhythm of my soul

can stand the test of my lifetime

because can't nobody else 

live this miraculous life of mine. 

D'ElegantOne