i n t r o s p e c t i o n

by Laura Minning

I look down into the river,

and I see an Old Woman

staring back at Me.

Her hair has been changed

by the elements of time,

and Her cheeks are dampened,

by the bitterness in the air.

But Her eyes glisten in the moonlight,

just the same.

She tells Me, in secret,

that She will never allow Herself

to be hurt like that again.

And so Her mind lives elsewhere,

making plans for the future,

while attempting

to put Her past behind Her.

I try to console Her,

but every time I begin to speak,

She turns away.

You see:

I think She’s as wonderful on the inside,

as She is beautiful on the outside.

And sometimes,

she can appear to be

almost youthful and free.

But she won’t hear My words;

She won’t listen to Me.

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“i n t r o s p e c t i o n” in an excerpt from “dear diary” (Vantage Press, 2003).

As a person with legal blindness, Laura Minning hopes to inspire other creative people with disabilities to never allow anything to hinder them from reaching for the stars and accomplishing their dreams. If you were to ask her about her creative successes, she would tell you that the difficult is but the work of the moment, and the impossible takes a little longer.

For more information about Laura and her work, please feel free to log onto her web-site at https://brcartandpoetry.wordpress.com.