I want to write beauty in the form of words and let it callus my hands

run me through the mud

deep in the flowing waters

and I will still rise and write the words,

I am beautiful

I am strong

I am powerful.

- m

It was on a starry night during COVID-19 isolation that I first had the idea to build a website and begin to share my writing and poetry with the world. This poem came to me in the still and silent moments in between, as I pondered and thought about how to portray everything that I am and know myself to be on a few simple website pages. If I can be remembered for anything, let it be the last three sentences in this poem written from my heart to yours; beautiful, strong, and powerful.

All for now,

All my love,

Onward.

-m