I AM

 

All who came before me

They Were

I Am

 

A Kinship

With Family

Untouched

UnSeen

 

Her Hopes

His Dreams

Their Fears

All Gone

 

What Once

Belonged to Them

Can Now Live On

 

My Eyes Met With Theirs

Old Smiles Touched My Heart

Images on Paper

Alive 

 

My Feet Touch the Earth

That they once Embraced

Darkness Tints My Body

By the Sun

That Warmed Her Face

 

A New Day is Born

The Same As the Old

My Creations

Will Remain

My Dreams

Will Be Gone

 

I Am Fannie

I Am Helen

I Am Stanley

I Am Jo

 

I Am Here

But

For A Moment

They Were

I Am

 

                                                                                         Written by Suzanne Galanis

                                                                                                2007