A Power Greater Than Me
Who or what is your Higher Power?
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1 min readOct 5, 2020
A power greater than me
Pulls me out of bed
Whispers in my ear
As I stare at my reflection
A power greater than me
Pushes me one more round
Through sweat and tears
Embarrassment and self-pity
A power greater than me
Hears “yes” when they say “no”
And feels joy each time
They aim to inflict pain
A power greater than me
Carries the blood of my lineage
Grandmothers, aunts, cousins
The women who couldn’t
A power greater than me
Won’t let me give up
Won’t let me be dragged
By the weight of expectation
A power greater than me
Summons my soul for war
Leaving me on the field
To fight my own battles