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Ode to My Readers

Thank you

By Sheila L. ChingwaPublished 2 years ago 1 min read
Ode to My Readers
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Life

brings

words

some happy

some sad.

******

Age

stole my

sight

Near

far

*****

Brain

requires

knowledge

black

letters blurred

******

Sigh

surrender

a reach

grab

my readers

******

Hello

world

beyond

me

teach me.

******

Fill

empty

spaces

in my

understanding

******

Clear

words

given

the chance

to be seen.

******

yes

readers

you are

Important

to me.

******

Thank you

for

giving me

My world

of words back.

performance poetry

About the Creator

Sheila L. Chingwa

Welcome to my world.

Welcome to my thoughts.

I am proud to be a Native American Elder born and raised in Northern Michigan. Thanks to my hard work I have a B.A. in Education and a Masters in Administration and Supervision in Education.

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Outstanding

Excellent work. Looking forward to reading more!

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Comments (4)

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  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarran2 years ago

    This was such a wonderful ode! I loved it!

  • maryam nisar2 years ago

    Very nice

  • Gina C.2 years ago

    Aw, I love this. Such sentiment here. Beautiful!

  • Kendall Defoe 2 years ago

    Simple and direct...perfect!

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