Strong As Steel

I am taking a poetry class and we are currently learned of catalogue/list poems. I chose to list the places I have traveled.

“Strong as Steel”

 

I’ve seen architecture:

I’ve seen structures built since humans learned the need to expand, building pieces of history, blossoming like spring flowers.

 

My roots are embedded in the infrastructure of the world’s past.

 

I climbed up the towering windmills in Iowa, while I watched the sunset in the distance.

I have scaled the Eiffel Tower in France, palpating smooth steel under my toes.

I have ascended up the steps of Mont Saint Michele, feeling the blood pool through my veins.

I envisioned ancient gladiators and mighty battles within the Coliseum in Italy,      

remembering every last drop of blood spilt under my feet.

 

I’ve seen architecture:

Strong, sturdy frameworks.

 

My spirit is as robust as the platforms I’ve mounted.

 

-Brittney Maxwell 

Author's Note

CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM ONLY!