I Dance, I Sing, I Dare Defy! Poem by Eric Cockrell

I am not the I your fear defined,
not the cloth that hid your passion.
I am not the shoes you bought to wear,
and put up for special occasions.
I am not the truth you pawned for food,
not the car that broke down on your way home.
I am not the picture you chose to paint,
using only colors that you liked.
I am not the sin you couldnt commit,
nor the reason for your failure.
I am not the photographs you packed in boxes,
nor the footprints you swept from your porch.
I am not your savior nor your twin,
not your excuse to walk away!

I am the fire that consumes all without prejudice,
I am the dawn that comes in spite of...
I am the storm that destroys all you've known,
I am the new day, the new way, the question....
I am the wolf, the tongue, the scent of the neck,
I am spring frozen in every snowflake.
I am the cliff, the leap, the fall, the flight....
the hot breath of the stranger!
I am the face of the hunger you dare not name,
I am death, and new beginning!
I am the trout in the jaws of the bear,
I am light conceived by darkness....
I dance, I sing, I dare defy!
will you walk with me on this journey?