Me And My Voice Poem by Carolina May

I've been writing for quite a while;
a couple years now

tentatively, at first, afraid
of what readers might think

my early verses were very short;
after more & more, the poems got longer

even penned a few short stories!
and something new I've noticed lately

I used to declare my personal feelings
only under fictional character names but

Now have discovered the word 'I'.

I find that I use 'I' all the time;
I can't quite stop myself

don't wish to; I like
the sound, the feel of 'I'

(to many folks this is probably 'no big deal';
but I've been shy, raised in a repressive environment)

Perhaps I've grown
less afraid to own my words,
thoughts and feelings

To hug my shadow freely.