Being Herself

she kicked off her shoes and let the sand squish into her toes
the music was straight out of the seventies, folk and fun
with excitement she began to twirl and kick up the beach
feeling nineteen again, not caring who saw
being herself for the first time in fifty years
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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