I Don’t Break; I Bend
Just where you broke her,
that’s where she did grow,
herself for to know.
Just where you finished her,
there she famously died,
but her eyes opened wide.
First cowering and stumbling,
she learned to stymie fear.
Then rising from her tomb of clay,
her truth she came to bear.
Watery tears nourished.
Her life’s garden flourished;
towering flowers in reds and blues,
choirs blossoming in every hue.
She’d outwitted the battering,
the identity confusing and a future so uncertain,
to roar upon high mountains.
By rejecting the guile,
brokenness she did foil,
and astutely stronger grew,
offering comfort to the broken new.
The recovering fatalist now
chronicles a phoenix’s dusty rise
out of dreary brokenness upon unbroken wings.
Celebrates the shattering,
the fueled postcolonial renaming
and shrewd neutering
of the colonizer’s deadly renderings
This and similar poems can be found in my book Splendor from Ashes
IngridRizzolo-MyWrite 
Beautiful expression….Life is all about facing the negatives ..getting up and moving on….
Stay blessed
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Lovely prose. It drew me in.
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I love how the emotions were vividly captured with the right words. I should get this book Splendor from Ashes. I am positive this will be my next favorite read.
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Thanks. Please do get this book
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Just beautiful! I love a strong women who seeks to empower other women. Also, your picture is fierce! Love it!
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Absolutely wonderful! Keep moving forward!
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Interesting. Keep moving, grow stronger, and face the world.
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An interesting and strong poem. Thanks for sharing 🙂
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Sounds like a lovely book of poems.
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Thank you. they are nice poems. You should get the book
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Love the wording and emotions hidden inside the poem. A great read! Glad to visit you, would be hanging out here a lot more.
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Wonderful sharing! Thank you very much for this amazing article. What a good post and I love to read the book!
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First impression when I open this blog, is this a writer of book? You looks cool
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This is nicely done. Great life lessons too
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Wow! Such a beautiful poem! You have a real talent!
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You just gave me my next great read! I need to pick up this book because that poem drew me in completely. Thank you!
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Powerful, emotional poem celebrating a woman’s strength. Nice work.
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This is a phrase I have not heard since my father taught it to me as a child in slightly different wording. Very inspiring words.
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Very powerful poem and so well written. I love the term I don’t break I bend.
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Beautiful. We are so much stronger than we know.
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I relate to this so much. I feel like I had to be completely broken before I began to fathom my full strength and potential.
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Beautiful poetry, your imagery is vivid and the story strong. I’ve followed your blog, and am looking forward to reading more!
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Thanks
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Just stunning! I’m leaving this tab open for a while – I want to come back to let this poem echo some more.
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That’s a great poem! I love the optimism about overcoming what life throws at you.
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This is so beautiful. I don’t often read poetry, but I’m glad I came here to read this. It gives me joy and hope.
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What a beautiful post! You have an incredible way of expressing yourself. I look forward to seeing more of your work!
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Your poetic abilities are so impressive. Keep up the good work and keep inspiring us!
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