I am...

A poem, old, revised new

Who am I
 
I am a seeker of truth
 
the likeness of water
 
the embodiment of grace
manifest in every breath of oxygen
that escapes lungs enclosed in rib cavities of safety
while life still pulses through
tunnels of red
within
 
I am riddled with inherent
human frailties
inner strength
 
beauty passed down
through generations
ancient Kemetic Nubian Bantu
lineages 
 
I am the daughter of the light 
that is love
that is Goddess
 
my mother
the Earth
 
my father
the Spirit
 
my sister
righteousness
 
my brother
reason
 
my ancestors speak to me
guide me through whispers
in the midst of silent journeys
trudged in the bowels of solitude
 
I am an integral part
of the greater whole
 
from whence I’ve come
I shall return
 
along the way
 
I am a student
a teacher
a master and a slave
to the will of 
All that is
 
I am kept
 
Blessed
Fortunate beyond the limits
of my own comprehension
 
I am timeless

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