Jungle Woman

I am a Jungle Woman

I am proud as can be.

I am a Jungle Woman,

So everybody look at me.

I was a little girl

Too afraid to be seen.

I couldn’t seem to choose

Which path was best for me.

I tried on many faces,

and kept myself safe.

From the eyes of the judgers

With hearts that dominate.

But you see I met a man,

One not so special night.

We fell in love, hard and fast,

When I was with him, my world was right.

He saw into my heart,

And led me to an abyss,

He asked me to jump with him,

And left me with a kiss.

But I sank beneath a blanket,

So nobody could see.

Who I truly was,

Or what I truly could be.

I had learned along the way,

To use my heart as a guide.

To follow it like a compass, so

I could no longer hide.

That I am a Jungle Woman,

I am strong as can be,

I am a Jungle Woman.

So, everybody look at me.

I came to this place.

A mythic land to explore,

I asked myself a question.

What was I looking for?

The answer hit me in the chest.

Like a bullet, to the heart.

To be one with, to be happy,

To choose who I am and with my man never part.

To be, a Jungle Woman.

To be strong as I can be

To be a Jungle Woman,

and have everyone look at me.

I trust in the direction,

And in the choice that I have made.

That timid, little girl,

Its time to let her fade.

Because now I am strong,

And now I am proud.

Now i’m a jungle woman,

So watch me, sing out loud.