Simply Me

Simply Me

Blue skies, horses, and laughter.

This is what I see, what I hear.

I see healing, restoration, and new strength.

What I am cannot be captured in an Insta selfie.

No.

This must be experienced in person.

Abandoned children touching, riding a horse.

Laughing for the first time.

Shining a smile tucked away for months.

Rejected children being accepted and loved.

Rebuilding lives and starting over.

Here, I am myself.

A volunteer, a friend, a leader.

Devoted, strong, and confident.

This is simply me.

This poem was inspired by my work as a volunteer with Purposeful Pony, a nonprofit therapeutic horseback riding organization, for the past five years. 

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