Who am I

That I should be

Thought of as so lovely?

A wounded soul

Purified and edified

Bathed in acceptance

With a love absent

Of judgment and ridicule

Lifted high to allow

The sun to radiate

Upon my face

Prized and revered

As a woman of distinction

A woman of mercy

Whose belly begets passion

I am She

Deserving of love

For it is Love

That named me

And it is Love

Who does call me Worthy



~ Cheri Brown Avila, June 22, 2011