By Lynn White
PROMPT — Despite ...
It may not look that way
but I've done more than survive
my time in this city.
It may not look that way
but I’ve done more than survive
in the time since I left.
Now I'm ready
for whatever comes next.
I'm ready to come back.
And I will
come back.
And then
I'll be ready
to move on
to find a new way
through the old streets
make my way afresh.
And I will.
Lynn White lives in north Wales. Her work is influenced by issues of social justice and events, places, and people she has known or imagined. She was shortlisted in the Theatre Cloud 'War Poetry for Today' competition and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, and a Rhysling Award.
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