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Growing Into Personhood
by
© vision_wolfe


How could I have let you
Lead where I was
Afraid to go-
How did you know?

dead of winter
no end in sight
when I saw you in the autumn sunshine
I thought I loved you
I did
Maybe
I think
I can’t bear the thought of
Not loving you,
For it would have made me cringe
To think I was so easily given
Lessons in the dark-
Self-respect, freedom, the right
To be me.

laughter, drunken laughter
floating on the gull’s wings
chilling spilling aching taking
dancing prancing feeling reeling
kissing, missing
It couldn’t have been me.

It’s easier to live with now
I know you’re being you.
I thank you for showing me
The road less traveled.


Kari