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.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem