I Am A Mother (a poem)

I Am A Mother

By Denise D. Hiers

I will be bold and say “I am a Mother”

In a world that demands me to confess that I am something other

Something other than the truth they want me to deny

But I will not appease them, no I will not lie

A birthing person, really? Is what they want me to embrace?

But I will not embrace that because that is a disgrace.

To take away honor and put dishonor in its place

No matter how much you try to destroy it, the truth will not erase.

So I will not appease them, no I will not lie

By saying something other than the truth they want me to deny

In a world that demands me to confess that I am something other,

I will continue to stand bold and say “I am a Mother”.