#freeverse #poetry
When you are a veteran, you are in
that position when you laid your life
on the line, for other people's freedom.
When you are a survivor of domestic
violence, you have triumphed over
death and learned to love yourself.
When you are a mother you have learned to love and protect your child
always putting them first before you.
When you are a grandmother, you want
to pass on your wisdom, your experience
of love and life to your grandchildren.
When you are a true friend you learn not
to judge your friends but accept them as they are without trying to change them.
When you are a woman you stand up for all women, against the misogynistic patriarchy that takes away our rights.
When you are a human being you stand up for animals who have no voice, you
treat them with love and kindness.
When you are a poet, you write your
authentic truth for yourself. If others
agree or disagree that is fine either way.
When you are all of these things, you
have lived a fruitful life, bringing the
light into the world's darkest corners.
©🦊VixenOfVerse, 2026
