Language fashions the pysche I'm finding
words and music turn my pain into art
every ingredient brings magic
like the texture of batter in cupcakes.
Clothes exhibit my imagination
every necklace and ring has a story
weaving colours and patterns through my style
like acrylic strokes across a canvas.
I know who I am through my ancestry,
my archetype and personality
I know who I am through my studying
it only took me 40 years to get here.
NaPoWriMo 2026 – 15/30
Charlie Ann Alford 