Projections

Projections by Dorothea Gloria

Who Am I?

With my dark hair 

My light skin

My dark brown eyes 

My button nose

My small mouth

My pointy chin

Am I your fears?

Am I your frustrations?

Am I your broken hopes and dreams?

Am I your outlet?

Am I your weakness?

Am I your shadows lurking in the darkness?

Who Am I?

With my round cheeks 

My flushed face

My tiny ears

My delicate hands

My petite frame

My soft waist

Am I your sadness?

Am I your failures?

Am I the mistakes you made?

Am I your sorrows?

Am I your doubts?

Am I the manifestation of your crashing and your shouts?

Who Am I?

With these thighs

My legs

My feet

This neck

These lungs

This moving body


Am I not your hopes?

Am I not your dreams?

Am I not the person who puts you to sleep? 

Am I not your wife?

Am I not your friend?

Am I not your daughter you wish to defend?

Who Am I?