Poem published in Anti Heroin Chic literary journal, August 2020. Photo by Ante Hamersmit on Unsplash
WHO I’VE ALWAYS BEEN
I am who I have always been
Little girl dancing in the wind
Carried away by singing words
When no one else is watching.
I am who I have always been
Little girl loving everyone
Devoted to those held close to heart
Where just a few are watching.
I am who I have always been
Little girl lost in every crowd
Frightened by all the voices loud
Too many people watching.
I am who I have always been
Little girl writing in her room
Escaping to quiet solitude
Where my eyes can be watching.
The one who I would like to be
Still out there, still eluding me
Little girl serving joyously
No care for who is watching.
I am who I have always been
Little girl searching for the truth
Grounded by faith in He who’s good
And in the One Who’s watching.
