On Labels
I love women and I love being a woman. I care about the world around me and will likely devote much of my life to social issues. Yet I don’t call myself a Feminist or a Socialist.
I don’t define myself, because I don’t want to be confined in a box.
When I die, I’ll spend eternity in a box. We have plenty of time to be in boxes. I don’t understand why some people are in such a rush. Maybe it’s so people can get to know them faster and understand them better. Maybe it’s so people can identify with some group of other people in similar boxes. Maybe having the same box as someone makes them like you better. I don’t care about those things. I understand that a lot of people do though. Insecurity can make people need to belong somewhere concrete…even if it is just a silly box.
Until I die, I want to remain flexible. My ability to move is what separates me from the imprisoned and the dead. You don't need to know me through and through by looking at me. And I live for the element of surprise.
I don’t define myself, because I don’t want to be confined in a box.
When I die, I’ll spend eternity in a box. We have plenty of time to be in boxes. I don’t understand why some people are in such a rush. Maybe it’s so people can get to know them faster and understand them better. Maybe it’s so people can identify with some group of other people in similar boxes. Maybe having the same box as someone makes them like you better. I don’t care about those things. I understand that a lot of people do though. Insecurity can make people need to belong somewhere concrete…even if it is just a silly box.
Until I die, I want to remain flexible. My ability to move is what separates me from the imprisoned and the dead. You don't need to know me through and through by looking at me. And I live for the element of surprise.
posted by Mish @ 6:53 AM
5 Comments:
At 8.8.06,
Anonymous said…
hey mishy. im writing you an email on here. just cuz i know you visit this page more than your hotmail acct. i've been reading your blog. your new poems are amazing, it wasnt me who asked if you were going to paris thou.
its my bday this wkend and im going to the delta chelsea for fri& sat night. im going to The Drake on fri night wanna come? eric can give you a ride if you want...or you can meet us down there and bring friends! i already told emily about it. on sat there's a bunch of us doing the beer festival. kris said she would come too... just call me we gotta chat! ttyl!
:) hugs and fishes. lee.
ps. you still have my book(s) ? im not myself these days & shopgirl? i dunno no biggie. i know where you live . MUAHHH!!!
At 8.8.06,
Blair said…
I'd like to get in your box.
At 8.8.06,
Mish said…
Lianne - I'll see what I can do
Blair - I'll see what I can do!
At 9.8.06,
Anonymous said…
so the label "laissez faire" would annoy you?
At 9.8.06,
April said…
Oh Pinchy, this is a great post. It makes me feel better. Being at home and seeing all these stable lives makes me feel unstable. Only knowing the next year of my life and nothing else (except Jake of course). But I need to remember that I'm the same kind of soul, not to be confined, and living for beautiful surprises.
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