"Womb To Woman" by Briana Stone

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I used to see myself
by simple body and bones—
now I understand that I am art,
not a masterpiece quite
I’m still trying to master peace,
but I am getting closer. I need
to make many more mistakes,
to break further out of my skin.
Often I wonder, who did I used to be?
Who am I now? Who have I always been?
But I don’t let the questions keep me,
if you try to make sense of everything
then nothing will. What I do know,
from womb to woman, I am endurance.
I am a force of blazing, brazen brilliance.
I am made up of wind and warmth,
free to feel, to flow. I am not
an enigma to be solved, but
an answer to be reveled in,
revealed by and by.

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Briana Stone has been enjoying the craft of poetry for almost seven years now. Her ideal way of waking up involves a fresh, toasty cup of home-brewed tea and a good poetry book. Some of her favorite poets right now are Richard Siken, Emily Dickinson, and Robert Hass.