Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Because of Who I Am––poem by Dorothy
Because of Who I Am
I have been entrusted
with secrets.
Indeed, I know things
that others
do not know,
cannot know,
and thus think of me
(smiling)
as someone who is somewhat addled,
outside the norm,
off on a limb
that will take me on a ride
to the moon.
They do not listen
when their bodies
tell them things
they need to know.
They cling to the
straight and narrow,
eschew the crooked
and hidden.
When they finally get here
(and they will, this time or
another)
I will welcome them,
hold them in my arms,
wipe away their
tears of joy.
Dorothy Walters
August 10, 2020
