before

I find I am taller since

I learned to express myself.

You doubt me?

I could not reach the sky, before

I could find no light

when my growth

was stunted by fear.

From this height,

I can touch stars and clouds.

I hear new notes

in melodies and giggles.

A creator divine, I build castles in air--

word by word.

And I can fly. . .

(you doubt again)

when the birds aren't watching.

They might laugh, you know.

And I am vast--

I can reach round the earth

to care, to soothe, to touch

an aching heart.

Standing tall, I know no stranger

only travelers

walking, working, living,

learning like me.

I might have been the vaguest,

the slightest person in the room--

but that was before

I found my words.

Author's Note

I'm not really here to share my poetry, you know. It's all about giving that one word where it's needed. Maybe it's my purpose in life.

Reviews

[Kara Emily Krantz]

jeeeeeeeeezzzzzzeeeeeeeeeeee. i love this!! i was really suprised. this poem is really unassuming, and present like it will be just like a lot of other poems, but you wrap it up nicer, with more inspiring words and images, and it just works wonderfully!

"And I can fly. . .

(you doubt again)

when the birds aren't watching.

They might laugh, you know. "

love that. love the humor, love the fact that you're aware others doubt us, as artists.

and the last line? lakjd;faklsjdkfl;aklfja

loveyou :)

[J]

Hints at Maya Angelou-ish expression, this one does, yup--that search for identity which blossoms when a true passion is found; in this case, poetry (of course) and perhaps other arts. God knows I would be lost without this. And what you say is true: a burgeoning confidence is found once you stop being a wallflower and learn to reveal your true self, your true voice to this world.

That's what I got out of this. Perhaps it's nowhere near what you intended... haha.
J

[Blackbirdsong]

Finding our own voice is such a wonderful thing both as a person and as a writer...knowing that you can voice yourself on anything, create worlds, discover things about language and even create your own...we have a wonderfully freeing power. I loved this.

[Brenda Sue]

Wow this is amazing. I love it. Beautifully written.