Reflection
A poem on a palindrome
HANNAH
A palindrome
HAN reflected on itself in a crystal mirror
Perfectly symmetrical
Aspirant and nasal
Dancing off a hundred thousand tongues around the world,
Calling sisters, mothers, daughters,
Sometimes sons, fathers, and brothers,
Calling me.
CHANA
Hebrew history declaring grace,
Favour from God in the form of a child,
Following months of prayer,
Years of rejection,
Decades of determination,
To attain society’s definition for a woman’s worth.
HANA
“God has favoured me with a child - God’s gift to the world”
the deliverer of the favour
The wrapping around the gift
Am I not gift enough?
Or is my value determined by what I provide?
HANNAH
Two sides of a crystal mirror.
One real, one reflected - both true
The best of both worlds,
Graced as one,
A gift in someone’s life
An old name renewed.
About the Creator
Hannah Kawira Hartwell
A writer, actor, musician and activist from Wales. I love poetry, travel, theatre and music, telling the stories that people want to hear, and having a meaningful impact on the people my words interact with!
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