Biology Lesson

I am not in charge of what I do.
My hand tells me what to write.
My eyes tell me I have terrible penmanship.
My hair tells me it likes being braided.
My eyes find someone special, turn to my heart and say,
"Hey girl, check that out."
My heart gets the message and says,
"I like it."
And of course I've gotta like it too.
Because what my heart likes, I like.

My soul talks to me too. It says, "honey, you're cool. You're a good kid, but you've gotta listen up.
Listen up, because some big important guy's been trying to get through to you ever since your birth.
And mine.
But he can't get through to you,
Because of all that stuff you're keeping up in your mind.
Your mind's going to mess you up. But not before you mess it up first.
So get that stuff out of your mind, honey.
So that big important guy can get through to you.
I say,
I am not in charge of what I do.
My stomach tells me I should have eaten lunch today.
My ears tell me the bell just rang.
My nervous system tells me it's time to get nervous, because I'm going to be late to class if I don't stop writing right n