Poetry - And Yet, Here I Am

 

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And Yet, Here I Am

by Marilyn R Wilson

The tides have been ebbing

Dark ages rise again

Our rights disappearing

And yet, here I am.

Women dying from miscarrying

No doctor if unwed.

Voting rights behind challenged

And yet, here I am.

Elder support disappearing

Men and women both damned

Elders' wisdom discounted

And yet, here I am.

Tyranny descends upon us

Democracy being slammed

Speaking out being penalized

And yet here I am.

My voice cannot be muted

Nor honorable women and men

A penalty might rain on us

And yet, here I am.

Freedom and liberty in the balance

Risky speaking out with voice and pen

Forces work to mute my challenge

And yet, here I am. 

And yet, here I am......