My Roots, My Identity

By PoeticPosh

I am the story that the wind carries,
A patchwork of dreams, scars, and memories,
Not just the soil beneath my feet,
But the fire that sparks when I meet my own heartbeat.

I wear the colours of my ancestors’ tales,
In laughter, in tears, in storms, and in sails,
I am the echo of voices long gone,
Yet I dance to the rhythm of my own song.

Identity is more than a name or a place,
It’s the courage to stand, to fall, to face,
A bridge between who I was and who I’ll be,
A tapestry woven with threads of me.

I carry roots deep in this earth’s fold,
And wings that reach for skies untold,
In knowing myself, I find my way—
A light that grows brighter every day.

I am the whisper of morning breeze,
The silent strength of ancient trees,
The stories hidden in my skin,
The battle lost, the war to win.

I am the questions no one sees,
The hopes that soar above the seas,
A journey that is mine alone,
A seed planted, deeply sown.

Between shadows and sunlight’s grace,
I find my place, I carve my space,
In every step, in every fall,
I am becoming, I am all.

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Poetic Posh is an aspiring author and poet from Kanye, Botswana. Her poems have been featured in an anthology called Brighter in the Dark written by students of Mookami CJSS. Her poem titled “Chasing Dreams Against the Odds” was featured in Rise Africans Newspaper.

She is currently working on publishing a poetry collection of her own. Her poems are focused on love, pain and identity. They are unspoken truths from the heart and she hopes one day they’ll inspire others.

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