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What do you see?
Tuesday, 24 February 2009
When you look at me what do you see,
A woman, a wife, a mum of four, now a mum of three?
When you look at me what do you see,
A person full of possibility?
When you look me what do you see,
Someone kind, loving, carefree?
When you look at me what do you see,
The inspiration to my children I need to be?
When you look at me what do you see,
Someone who wonders how good she can be?
When you look at me what do you see,
The loving daughter, sister, auntie, friend in me?
When you look at me what do you see,
The writer, the author I aspire to be?
When you look at me what do you see,
Honesty, kindness, generosity?
Of course not, not at all, that’s not what you see,
Tattoos, a black husband, a piercing or three.
A stereotype is what you see,
Of the person who you think is me!
Sally-Anne Stephenson
25 February 2009 at 08:00
great blog today, also loved the poem.
25 February 2009 at 13:55
Sally - that poem is incredibly powerful.
1 March 2009 at 20:16
Very powreful post, Sally! I really love this.
17 August 2009 at 12:39
Sally, your poem left me with goose pimples and a cold, tingly, nerve pricking sensation all over my body. POWERFUL, INSIGHTFUL, BLOODY MARVELLOUS. xxx
17 August 2009 at 13:57
thanks Gloria, poetry's not usually my thing, but i felt this is something i needed to say, sick of how i'm looked at and judged. xxx