Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Having My Say the Poetic Way
©by Patricia Newman-Harris

I want to have my say the poetic way
Be remembered among the great poets of time.
Dance on imaginations
Play on emotions
Open poetic doors never opened before

I want to move you to tears, make you laugh,
Help you escape the ordinary
Be that poetic fairy that exposes
The hidden treasures of the heart.

I want to encourage, motivate, and uplift
The weary, discouraged and broken-hearted.
Be the sonorous black voice resounding
In an otherwise quiescent atmosphere

I want you to remember I was here.
A sister, respected and admired like Maya and Nikki G,
Having my say the poetic way!

This poem is part of an unpublished collection 
entitled Having My Say the Poetic Way