Our Southern Border, 2019
Look at me. Do you see me? I am Somebody. I am somebody’s. I am a daughter, a sister, a friend. I like to play, I love math, I cook with Abuela. I sing my brother to sleep. Look at me. I have feelings - I love, I laugh, I cry. I get angry, I know fear, I know tenderness. Look at me. I could become a singer, a teacher, an astronaut. I might cure cancer. Look at me. Do you see me? I could be Your Daughter, Your Sister, Your Friend. Look at me, behind this chainlink fence. You think you know me. You do not. I am Somebody. I am a girl. ©Shirley K. Weyrauch, 2019 This was written at the 2019 International Women's Writing Guild summer workshop during a session led by Dorothy Randall Gray.
Judy
11/25/2019 07:19:45 pm
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Shirley K. WeyrauchI love reading, writing, and photography! Spending time with my family and friends around the kitchen table is about the best occasion I know. I'm just beginning to stretch my creative wings, so here's to gentle breezes and clear skies. Archives
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