Swan Song To My Old Self
by Carmen H Gray
Silenced, I
Tried to keep up
But could not fly
Named and defined
By the periphery
Left me lost and blind
You led me to see
Glimpses of
A new reality
In the still water
Where I saw
My son and daughter
And all of the faces
Extensions of me
And all of the places
I would find
A song issuing forth
Leaving my old self behind
Monarca Rising 