To Be Known
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I spent my childhood
seeking to be unknown.
To be known was
to be bruised.
Bullies swarmed,
and some were
family.
As an adult, I scream
to be seen and known.
I spend my days and
nights seeking to be
known, to be heard.
As I lay my head upon
the pillow, I dream of
my words helping me to
be known.
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Paula Frew
An Ohio native, the author wrote her first poem in the fourth grade. It was entitled Daffodils. At that time, she fell in love with the form. She wrote through the angst of adolescence and into the beauties and dissonance of adulthood. She has of late begun to write flash fiction. It speaks to her as another short form. Her first chapbook, Lyrical Legacy, was published in 2021. She has also been included in several anthologies. All are available on Amazon.
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