Labels (Video)

One of my very good friends, Maneetpaul Singh, is incredibly talented with video work so he and I teamed up to create a "Labels" video project :)

Here is the video: 

Labels from Maneetpaul Singh on Vimeo.

Hope you all enjoy it! We'd love for you to spread the love and share the video!


And here is the poem that I wrote for the bookends of the video:

Do not define me by my clothes or the color of my skin

Do not define me by the many shapes that I’ve been in

I am not my weakness or my flaws

I am not the person that I was

Do not condense me to a word

The rest of me will go unheard

And when you see me unconfined

You’ll see that I am not defined

So take this label that I wear

Let it burn into the air

I am not the words that you assign

There’s so much more than meets the eye

Your beautiful mind

I do not care

about the thread count

of the suit you wear

or how much dough you make,

I’m not fascinated

by your imported silk pocket squares

or your fancy steaks

Your stocks and bonds?
I could care less

So you’re a V.I.P.?

I’m not impressed

Don’t tell me about the interiors

of the many cars you own

or how much you paid

for your cologne

I could care less

if you were made of gold

Tell me, how rich is your soul?

I care only for the colors

of the thoughts you paint,

each brushstroke

of what you create

I only want to know

what makes you feel,

your morality, conscience,

and your ideals

I want to know the depths

of your tremendous spirit,

what drives you,

and what you hold dearest

I will define you only by that

which resides in your heart

because that is all that is left

if your world falls apart

I do not care 
for the riches you find

I will only fall

for your beautiful mind