This is written in response to San Diego Momma’s PrompTuesday NO. 140, Where I am:
I am a flower of harmony who starts wars on occasion.
I am a cup of hot coffee with extra cream.
I am a snow drift and a hot beach.
I am wind in my hair and wheels on the road.
I am a Chinese girl on the inside.
I am a mountain view in my mind’s eye.
I am a sleeping bag on the forest floor, a pillow made of whatever’s available.
I am aiming for the center line, the middle way, bouncing off the left and right.
I am a loud voice and a cheap shot to protect a vulnerable core.
I am a nurturer of all things and a mourner of the smallest of deaths.
I am bright red wrapped in black.
I am a reader of maps, a plotter of paths.
I am an untethered mind attached to an anchor of a body.
I am a mother of two daughters.
I am a daughter who wants to be mothered.
I am brave because I lack the courage to be weak.
I am an imperfect partner; I hoard love.
I am convinced I have art inside of me, buried under all the excuses.
I am convinced I have a heart inside of me, buried under all the ice.
I am an unfinished painting.
wow. just wow.
Tears. So beautiful, MZ. I recognize so many things in here in myself as well. Some universal truths of the human kind that seem so isolating at times. I admire the are inside of you and love the unfinished painting that is you. I long for an ounce of your way with words. xoxo
Love this! May have to try it at some point.
I loved every single word.
And the words that made your sentences.
And the sentences that made this poem.
Such great imagery in there.
It was prose deliciousness.
Deb: Yours inspired mine, so there. I love these PrompTuesdays;I know I should do more of them because I’m always amazed at what I can get done with a deadline.
TeacherMommy: You should try it. I’d love to read what you create.
MamaMary: I need paint!
Meleah Rebecca: 🙂
You are…a beautiful writer.
“I am a loud voice and a cheap shot to protect a vulnerable core.” I can sure relate to this one. Have been working on softening up my shots though.
Molly: Thank you.
I’m a bitch! I’m a lover! I’m a child! I’m a mother!
This is SO MUCH BETTER than that.
I just love ALL of the things you are.
XOXOXO
Beej: I am doll eyes
doll mouth, doll legs …
Thank you! xoxo