By Veronica Novy
If I could look within to see myself
As I gravitate everyday
Toward becoming the woman that I so desperately wish to be
I realize that I have brought myself from there to here in one milliliter of a second
That actually felt like an eternity
But in fact was the blink of an eye
Everyday I search for remnants and fragments to stitch together that one day will
Embrace my soul and return me to an earthly woman
Who Am I?
I know tidbits of who I was yesterday, and can only surrender parts of yesterday
to myself for myself
For my new self tomorrow
Embracing One’s Soul means finding peace within and not conforming to fit someone else notion of
Who I should be
Embracing myself means caring for me and what I represent and
Realizing that every teardrop shed was and is for a reason
It is to fill the hearts of my Mothers Mother Mother’s Mother daughter.
Embracing my Soul means finding courage and strength in the face of obstacles and danger
And not relinquishing any part of me that might leave me a microcosm of Who I am
As I surrender at the end of each day I leave it fuller that when I started
Wiser for again reckoning with the voice(s) within
And more righteous for having the guts to
Embrace My Soul.
3/8/98
1:16am
