I am

This was a fifteen-minute unedited write in a workshop
with Rosemary Wahtola Trommer

I am

I am brave
I am a cowardly mess

I love the truth
the truth terrifies me
yet I yearn to turn toward it

I am a poet
I have failed poetry
what is a poet, anyway?

I am multitudes
I am very small and alone

I am a student of life
I am a teacher of life
in every moment,
life teaches me

all of these avowals
are true

2023 ©Amrita Skye Blaine
I’m writing a poem a day. These are drafts—not final versions.

6 thoughts on “I am”

Kay

I’m playing catch up a little everyday. I love this poem. It says just the right things in just the right language and imagery.

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May 29, 2023 at 5:58 pm Reply
1. Amrita Skye Blaine
  
  This makes me happy. I wasn’t even sure it was a poem!
  
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  May 29, 2023 at 6:29 pm Reply
penelopebutterfieldyoung

Amen to this!

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May 27, 2023 at 12:15 pm Reply
penelopebutterfieldyoung

So beautifully put. I often think about how others will eulogize me. Depending on the day, one could say courageous, on another, cowardly, etc. In one word: human!
Hugs.

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May 26, 2023 at 11:19 am Reply
1. Amrita Skye Blaine
  
  So right! love, Amrita
  
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  May 26, 2023 at 11:29 am Reply
2. Amrita Skye Blaine
  
  Oh, this being human. Such a humble train.
  Love,
  Amrita
  
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  May 27, 2023 at 6:58 am Reply

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