I believe that who I am is who I would
regardless of what others think of me
and when I wish to know
what it is I have to give
for life and love
and who will
live beyond
this day
I am OK
that all I love
are who they are
and will be who they be
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A blog largely focused on my own poetry, with an occasional sampling of poems by other poets and commentary about poetry.
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