I Am

I am strong because I know my weaknesses.
I'm alive because I'm a fighter.
I Love unconditionally because I have had hate directed towards me.
I am wise because I've been foolish.
And I laugh because I've known sadness.
Everything I have lived through has taught me Lessons.
We just don't go through Life, We Grow through Life.

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New Moon

I’ve come to celebrate me,
the flame that now blazes-
across my soul burning,
with passionate brightness-
it ignites my desire,
for the woman I am.
seeking the words,
that create the movement-
that strums like music,
throughout my being.
I come to celebrate,
rising with the New Moon speaking-
reminding me of my call,
calling me by name.
I push past the edges,
and flatten the thorn paths-
smooth them with rose petals,
and cover them with moss.
I open my wings,
when regrets tried to hide them-
I celebrate me,
because I can.
the New Moon dances,
in the glow of my shadow –
I catch the stars,
In the palms of my hands.
my time has come,
to celebrate my wisdom –
my compassion birthing,
the she that I am.
Author Maureen Kwiat Meshenberg ©