I Am. I Have.

I am…

A woman to take heed

A voice to be heard

Like a writer’s creativity

Ever present, undeterred

…A presence to acknowledge

A glimpse to the eye

Steal it quick, bide your time

Before I pass you by

I am…

Lips to kiss

Skin to touch

Arms to hold

Someone to love

…A meeting to your mind

An idea to behold

The clarity to your vision

The quiet to your soul

I am…

A force to be felt

A softness to be caressed

A stronghold to your testament

An exhale to your breath

…A stimulant for your intellect

An exhibition for your thoughts

A curiosity to explore

An experience to be taught

I am…

Want for your desire

A quickness to be tamed

A fantasy to be realized

A reason to instigate

…Sweetness to your tongue

Succulence to your taste

The motion to your freak

An opening to penetrate

I am…

The answer to your call

The wealth in what you seek

The rhythm to your cadence

The companion you bespeak

I am…

Quite simply

A sundry of things

But I also uphold and maintain

The outcomes in which I create

I have…

Words to recite

Knowledge to share

Poems to write

And beliefs to declare

…Ideas to instill

Actions I still might dare

Fears to overcome

And dreams to ensnare

I have…

Hope to possess enough

Inspiration to pass on

To ignite individual creativity

To nurture, to call upon

I have…

Speech to convey

To articulate, to put across

Poetic justice for those

Who have chosen to do me wrong

I have…

Lessons to still learn

Bad habits to outgrow

Truth to constantly seek

And selfishness to forego

I have…

Fears that set me back

Apprehension I sometimes can’t shake

Too much to lose

And everything at stake

But I have…

Faith to keep me going

And love to keep me fixed

Support to keep me stable

And passion to want to exist

I have…

Love to give

Room to grow

Faith to action

And sins to atone

I have…

Sons to raise

Family to care for

Friends to hug

And strangers to pray for

I have…

Loved ones and lost ones

Ones I will constantly miss

Passed-on-at-peace ones

Whose presence I’ll never forget

I have…

Patience to keep me still

Silence to keep me sane

Humility to keep my peace

And dignity to maintain my grace

I have…

Past experiences to draw upon

Future times to look forward to

Constant struggle to rise above

And a wiser woman to grow into

-j.sanjuan.