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Identification Please

A submission in the Tattoo This Line Challenge

By Marilyn GloverPublished about a year ago • 1 min read
Art image- created by Marilyn Glover with Canva Dream Lab

On-switch, I glow from within

My government

A collection of consonants and vowels

Assigned at birth

Bring no heat to the table

Feed not one hungry soul

Twist nigh tongue-tied torment

Into triumphant tales of naught

Namesake

For goodness sake

I seek not to make the ground shake

No smoke in woke

I prefer to simmer

And I must say

There's always room for hope

Nope!

I am not a center stage type of person

I don't seek accolades

For my human condition

My spiritual walk

Weeds out heartbleeds

Gardens unmet needs

Attuned, attentive; lifeline- Arden

Not hastened but hardened

To lesser than deeds

I live

I breathe

One inhale, one exhale at a time

And the warmth I feel inside

Is unselfish

I feel

I appeal

To the shivering soul seeking solace

Identify me

Not by the person you think you see

Not by my worldly appearance

Not by the obvious

But don't be oblivious

There's a fire burning deep inside of me

A passion to rekindle humanity

And my government is irrelevant

Consonants and vowels swallowed by smolder

My earthly guise hears angels' cries

Humbly, I bow without whens, where's, or whys

Tattooed for eternity

Lightworker is my unspoken name

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Like my cover image, I have a red ankh outlined with black on my left shoulder. "Lightworker is my unspoken name" is one I am considering as it aligns with my devotion to spirituality and Reiki practices.

Tattoos are beautiful, and I put a considerable amount of consideration into possibilities before inking my body.

Thanks for reading!

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About the Creator

Marilyn Glover

Poetry is my first love of writing and will always be. My debut Jungian-themed chapbook, Shadow's Reprieve, is available now on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H9JY19R5

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    Written by Marilyn Glover