I Am

by Lynn White / August 25th, 2024

Among so many creatures,
and with so much choice
I became me
and grew myself.

Though time passed
I stand here
still
me
a woman.

I’m standing proud
to be amongst
those winners
to be included
as part of their glory.

Me
forever
a woman.

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Lynn White lives in north Wales. Her work is influenced by issues of social justice and events, places and people she has known or imagined. She is especially interested in exploring the boundaries of dream, fantasy and reality. She was shortlisted in the Theatre Cloud "War Poetry for Today" competition and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net and a Rhysling Award. You can find Lynn at https://lynnwhitepoetry.blogspot.com and https://www.facebook.com/Lynn-White-Poetry-1603675983213077/ Read other articles by Lynn, or visit Lynn's website.

This article was posted on Sunday, August 25th, 2024 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.