The Core of Me 

 

By Sharon Lea

 

There is the philosophical me
that wants to talk about Thoreau
reading aloud poems from Robert Frost

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There is a Sarah Vaughn in me
that wants to sing Ella and Billie too
hearing the audience go wild

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There is an explorer in me
that wants to breathe in every state
seeing Appalachia in Fall and Broadway

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There is a gentle sculptor in me
that wants to mold gray, squishy clay
creating a beautiful human form

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There is a true believer in me
who knows unconditional love is real
trusting in its power and purpose

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There is a poetess in me
that wants to write raw and unafraid
blending the good with the bad

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There is a public speaker in me
that wants to stand strong at a podium
passionately speaking of humanity

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There is a wanderer in me
that wants to meander along wooded trails
feeling the mountain air on my face

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There is so much within me
that wants to come out while I have time
filling skies with contrails of delicious hope