Here I am
Sitting feet away
From where I was
When they put
A Scarlett letter
On me
Long ago
When who I was didn’t fit in
With what they believed
Here I am
It’s still on me
I can feel the burning
Against my skin
Just as deeply as I did
So many years ago
But here I am
Standing up
Holding on
With all I have
Scarlett lips
That won’t
Kiss and tell
I now wear stones
Much like those that were thrown
But these are now
Part of who I am
Scarlett letters
Etched into stones
👣
Jeanna’ Mead
6 53 p.m. 10.12.19
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