ILLUMINATE MISSION

I Miss No One and I am Who I’ve Become

I got here one waltz at a time

What do I miss and Who would I be? Who do I miss and What would I become? You ask the questions The truth I will give you But first shed judgment, preconceptions, and derision

I miss no one, I am who I’ve become I’ve become the woman I once used to miss

But I awoke this morning feeling lethargic and discouraged that I didn’t miss my sisters nor my brothers nor my mother

I want none of their disparage None of their reprobate I’m better off without them There’s acceptance in my heart

I used to be their sister I used to encourage them to hope Their laughing stock they made of me I grinned and bore my lot

I would be missing my dear mother If she of this world still would be But she’s gone to meet her Maker And we know He takes the best

My friends, I talk to often My two boys and I are tight So who else should I be missing And what else should I have become

I’ve been all the things that I wanted to be I’ve gone to the places I could All that’s left for me is to grow stronger In awareness, in gratitude, in love

I’ve been a friend to my best friends And a lover to my lovers back in the day I’ve been a teacher and a learner The best wife; the best mother, And to myself, my best friend too

Of all these things, I derive satisfaction and I’ve never derailed from my course There is nothing I miss There’s nothing I’d change…

What do I miss, Who would I be? Who do I miss, What would I have become?

Today I’m a writer in the next phase of my life I need no strife, I miss nobody Have found my abundance Some kind of wonderful, In just who I am today

In this article, I employed two prompts that are trending on Medium at the moment. Who do you miss? If you weren’t a writer, what would you be? And special thanks to the inspirational Sherry McGuinn.

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