Lee Franks Poet Blank verse

I Am But I

I am but I,
Not perfect,
Nor do I seek to be,
Those that once clouded my mind,
Gone.

Lessons learned,
Never to be repeated,
Often judged by the way I look, dress, walk, talk,
Belittled, embittered,
Lost

Feelings that once hurt,
Turned,
Now forgotten,
Time moves on, 
Panic, anxiety laden nightmares, fear of sleeping,
Conquered

I do not judge,
I do not mock,
I am kind, 
I do my best,
I am but I

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Wendy Watson January 15, 2020 at 4:55 PM I thought the message was expressed really well, Lee, and your format which ended the first three verses with a single word gave it added weight. Great that positivity won through.