My Name
Is me
Dear Father, I do not want your name any longer
I don’t want this name that was assigned to me at birth
Through fluke, accident or divine cruelty
You can trim the family tree and remove me, I am done
I want no part of this tribe and heartache any longer
I don’t want to be a part of you
Or your familial ways
You are not what I want to represent
In the eternal heavenly Book of Truth.
So Dear Father, I am giving your name back to you
Because when the angels finally call out for me
I don’t want them to send me to you and yours
Dear Father of my children, I do not want your name any longer
I thought you would be a clean start for me
And I had such high hopes that your family
Would be strong, beautiful and loving
But I was so very very wrong
I had so hoped to wear your name with pride and honor
But your ancestral arrogance never wanted to accept me as one of them
I never felt comfortable in the false
Garments of shame being your wife provided
So Dear Father of my children, I am giving your name back to you
Because when the angels finally call out for me
I do not want them to send me to your clan
Dear Love of my Eternity, I will gladly take your name,
As God intended me to
And as you asked me to do on that cold January night
When life was fading from your sharp blue eyes
And your breathing became so short and shallow
We made a covenant with each other
To love and last forever as we always have
Time had run out on earth to marry,
I want to be part of all that you are, not just for you, but for us
So Dear Love of my Eternity, I will gladly take your name
Because when the angels finally call out for me
I want them to let you know, I have come home where I belong
And that I am yours forever
- Julie O'Hara
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Comments (2)
I love this. When I translated it, I had a vision, that instead of blue eyes there were black eyes. And I had a warm whirl of love. https://yksikhunt.com/2023/05/18/minu-nimi-olen-mina/
Wonderful words Julie