I AM NOT DIMINISHED ~ (I Am a BRIDGE) by Carla-Rae 2015c

I AM NOT DIMINISHED ~ (I am a BRIDGE)
By Carla-Rae
October 2015c

I am not diminished because YOU don't agree with me.
I am not here to be validated by you, you see.
I KNOW my calling, and my character, to such a degree,
That no opinion can stifle my SPIRIT, so alive and free.

I will not say that I do not, within me, feel
Your disregard for my life's purpose, so real.
To you my ways are not ideal,
though, my SHINE, my CHARACTER you cannot steal.

My eyes, my ears, my heart are open,
To see and hear the words you've spoken.
Yet you do not see the hearts you've broken,
by the words and stance you have taken.

No, I am not Diminished because YOU don't agree with me.
I stand as a symbol for ALL to see,
There are a PEOPLE who will be set free,
Because of the BRIDGE I have chosen to BE.

Bridge (Campbell's Covered Bridge Upstate NY)