Broken Vase

There are poems I've wanted to scrap off from this book,

I feel like I have let you see parts of me that I hate looking at

Parts of me I sometimes don't want to be associated with

Parts of me I don't want in my legacy

Parts I don't want my child to know

The sad thing is, I'm a storyteller and,these are not just my stories.

These are your stories

Find yourself in them.

"I have felt the pain, anger, anxiety and helplessness of being human. I have related to the love and the need for its presence. I have floated and risen by letting go and knowing for sure that the vase is as important as the flowers inside."

~ Kim Chokera