You, or: No one else

Poetry Partners #185

A poem by Melissa Lemay of ‘Mom with a Blog’

Be yourself
with egg on your face;
in the dark;

naked by the pool.
Be yourself
under the stars

on the wings
of Falkor.
No one else

has that same
dimple on their
left cheek; no

one else’s freckles
spot the same.
So be yourself

in Mossflower
Wood, or with
the Gawtrybe,

misunderstood,
helpful in
the end. You are

already
worthy–it was
determined

before birth, your
heart written sure.
Be yourself

at doctor’s of-
fice, or in
grocery store,

coffee shop
counting out change
in your hand.

Only yourself.
For you can’t be
anyone else.

• Mom with a Blog: https://melissalemay.wordpress.com/

A ‘Waltz Wave’ by ben Alexander of ‘The Skeptic’s Kaddish’

strive
to see
your
world as
picturesque,
yourself
as
worthy,
and your life's
circumstances
as plenty;
shatter
ex-
pecta-
tions set by
others;
gift
yourself
love

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Moonwashed weekly prompt #143

Picturesque

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Let’s write poetry together!

When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.

–Ben Harper (b. 1969)

Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!

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List of Poetry Partners