Broken and beautiful
Battle scarred and devastated
Worn out from praying
Impaired from birth
Condemned for neurodiversity
Mangy from long days of serving
Injured from being misunderstood
Weathered countenance
Scarred from forgiving
In pieces over loss
Rickety cars were better than walking
Damaged bread was better than none
Weathered wear and tear
Dreams of love wrecked
Glitchy as a child
In pieces far too much
The Y makes the word productive
as repair is happening
The stricken heart
Though scarred and battered
Reaches out yet again
Refusing to be damaged goods
While accused of being crazed
Action is needed
I am important
because I am a human
I am known by my Creator
Alicia always told me that
creativity was messy
and I do believe it is
Brennan talks about the Ragamuffins
and how God cares for
each and every one of us
Grace can put a theater cat with memories
like me back together again
It’s the theme that all of the great stories
are made of
Renewal
Regeneration
Revival
Restoration
Recycled
The Velveteen Rabbit
Reason to keep going
Triumph
A life well lived
despite adversities
despite misunderstandings
false accusations
stones thrown
The line in the sand
says that I am important
just as important as they
even though I have made mistakes
even though I have believed the best
in some of the worst of times
I am here
Yes I am tired
But I don’t quit
I am determined to love
until my very last breath
I will talk
I will trust
I will feel
in poems, in art, in songs
and if you are still reading
this rambling of a sidewalk poet
this traveling minstrel
then I thank you for listening
to this mama bear old granny
If God can work through a donkey
He most certainly can work through
this ragged-y Angie
To thine own self be true……………….. See BOOKS that Angie Mack has contributed to and/or written. Fluctuation in grammar, sentence structure, capitalization, etc. is intentional and consistent with poetic style
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