I Am a Woman

What am I?

I am a girl.

My sense of self

Once firmly established

Now fractured, scattered and confused

Like the society

I once allowed to rule me.

I am an angel.

My wings

Once the brightest white

Now broken, bruised and clipped

Like the innocence

That once enveloped my heart.

I am a mermaid.

My tail

Once a technicolour masterpiece

Now torn, shredded and abandoned

Like the magic

Which once ran through my veins.

I am a queen.

My crown

Once a symbol of power

Now bent, battered and buried

Like the trust

I once kept in others.

I am a woman.

My resilience

Once crushed

Now growing, burning and fighting

Like the Phoenix

Once burnt to ash, I rise again.