Being a Black Sheep

All I’m Sayin’ Is...🫦

You ever notice

how “being different” sounds cute

until it’s you?

Lately,

I'm checking out

some of these different story lines

that are popping up all over

everywhere.

I mean,

it's on Snapchat, YouTube,

Instagram, Facebook,

I ain't even ever

been on X

or Twitter 🤷🏾‍♀️

but somehow

those are getting sent to my phone too!

Thank you, Son. 😏

But it seems to me,

like lately,

a lot of people are loving

the idea

or concept,

or identifying or calling themselves

some kind of rebel,

ya' know

the one who

“don’t follow the rules.”

And,

I get it!

I mean,

I really get it! 🤔

In theory,

being the outcast sounds cool.

But,

in real life,

the load is heavy. 🏋🏾‍♀️

All I'm Sayin' Is...🫦

being a

"Black Sheep"🐑

isn’t some cool trend

or a

badge of honor.

I mean think about it...

People in the past who

think

a little deeper,

question

what others accept,

feel

what most people try

their damnedest

to ignore💭

Malcolm X

Martin Luther King Jr.

Ghandi

Nat Turner

Jesus Christ

Just to name a few.

All I'm Sayin' Is...🫦

Being a Black Sheep🐑

Isn't something

you wake up one morning

a just decide to be.

It isn't really even a label that should exist.

It's lonely at times.

You can feel

misunderstood,

even when

your intentions come from love.

Being a Black Sheep means

you’re often

the one who sees through

"the noise"

— who speaks up —

when silence feels safer.

It means

you've stopped going to war

with yourself

to keep

everybody else comfortable.

You’d rather

stand alone in truth

than sit

surrounded by lies.

And somehow,

these qualities make you the problem.

You often

hear things said like,

“You always gotta do things your own way.”

Damn right.

Because,

compromising your integrity,

costs you pieces

of yourself

you can't afford to lose.

And still

— you love them—

🩷

You forgive them.

You hope

one day

they’ll see you

for who

you really are,

not just who

they've made you out to be.

You learn

to accept

that some folks

can only meet you

where they are,

— not where you’ve grown to.

And that’s okay.

God has a way

of sending people

to you.

People who see your light.

You come to realize

your difference

—is your design—

and you

stop chasing belonging.

You build peace.

You walk in purpose.

So yeah,

being a Black Sheep

is kind of

like being rebel,

in the sense that

you're rebelling

against

"something".

All I’m Sayin’ Is…🫦

But being

a Black Sheep

is based in

making the choice

to do

the right thing

even when

everyone else doesn't.

  Reina Dee🌿