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assumptions

Writer's picture: Alison BlevinsAlison Blevins

A work in progress but today is the day. My poem for International Women's day.


Assumptions


What do you see when you look at me,

mother, daughter, sister, all three?

Friend, enemy, lover, wife,

What kind of assumptions, do you make of my life?


When you look in my eyes can you see my art?

Or the poetry written deep in my heart?

When you hear my voice, do you hear my song?

Or are all my words on the wind - blown away, gone.


But what if I told you I have scaled mountains?

I have kayaked down rivers, danced in highland fountains.

That I have crossed glaciers, by foot and on skis,

walked until I was exhausted, then crawled on my knees.

Are you surprised? Would you think that of me?


Standing beside you, I am small, I am light.

My voice will not carry, I would not win in a fight,

I am feminine, womanly, girlish, petite.

I am easy to crush. I am easy to beat.


But I am also, mother, daughter, sister, all three

So made of much harder stuff than you think I might be.

I am friend. I am enemy. I am lover. I am wife.

Just don’t make assumptions, when you think of my life.

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Jes Derry
Jes Derry
2023年3月11日

This is beautiful Alison. Your words are full of emotion.

いいね!

Darrell Troon
Darrell Troon
2023年3月10日

Strong and gentle such great writing.

いいね!

Dawson Stafford
Dawson Stafford
2023年3月08日

Strong words. What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger. 🥰

いいね!

John Dallison
John Dallison
2023年3月08日

😗 Superb, Alison...A fitting poem for International Women's Day.

いいね!
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