She's Gifted

She’s gifted they said

At parent teacher conferences-

The day that most of us dread

But

were some my most defining moments

Of the year because I wasn’t

An athlete or the schools mathematician..

I was a writer.

Creating these perfect worlds in my head &

Bringing them to life on paper

I mustve been

Gifted

At least that’s what they said

Writing about girls with cotton candy for hair &

Sour gumballs for eyes, caramel for skin

I

Was

Gifted

Only eight  but I had the power to

Provoke

Emotion from deep within the heart

Of the eldest person in the room

If only I could get my words to flow like

Maya Angelou

But my rhymes were only equivalent to that of

Dr Seuss

So I practiced & I failed

These things that made me fall down

But when I wrote I rose

Rose higher than the trees

Touching clouds touching souls

I

Was

Gifted

Found out that not all poetry

Rhymed

Some of it most of it just

Flowed

My words began to dance off my pen

Even the most tragic of words look beautiful

When I put them on paper

I

Was

Gifted

Something I do for fun

Something I do for therapy

It is my safe haven & I

 Never want to leave

Because my moms eyes leak

As I speak

The words that I put on paper

She said

You

Are

Gifted

And I am

Writing is my gift

The ultimate

From God

Just as he created the heavens and all of the earth

With my gift I create

Hope

Of life worth living

Dreams

of love worth experiencing

With this gift

I hope to not only touch my mother

But others

To leave a mark

Because I am gifted

A work of art.