by Cheryl Merrick
Clumsily, I walk the earth.
Awkwardly, I try to do tasks
as their heads wag
in knowing "sympathy".
Flustered, I try to remember
so many details.
Exasperated, I try to get
all the steps in proper order
as their heads wag
in knowing "sympathy".
Beaten down and overwhelmed
by all my "inadequacies",
I finally remember who I am,
and spreading my wings,
rise into the sky
as their heads look up awe.
