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I Am

By Hilda Coleman
I am a woman of faith. I am not the strongest or happiest.
My nature comes from my weakness that fuels revival.
I am the own woman of my dreams. I am not what men want me to be.

My style is heartbreaking truth in poems, the moments that can't be
     made again.

I am a writer;
I am not terrified of being vulnerable.

My nature is the knowledge I seek in order to live fully.
I am beautifully mended; I am not a broken instrument set.
I am all the lights in Los Angeles and the Bay Area.
I am not the reality TV shows in Beverly Hills.

My style is deep conversations about Dante and Hume
     while sipping hot matcha teas.
I am a writer's block cocktail on a starry night; I am not happy hour
     on Tuesdays.
I am a body of water with currents that tell stories; I am not a body
     that counts scars.

My nature is a caterpillar, the one who has not yet
become a butterfly.
I am the words I've spoken in to existence; I am not the hateful
     ones I've received.
I am a healing soul; I am not a heart that has been overcome.

My style is giving, more than I receive.
I am a flame of optimism; I am not the flame that dies out
     at 12pm.

My nature is resilience in midst of devastation and trial.
I am all my hope in human form.
​
I am not a woman who gives up

Hilda Coleman is a 20-year old, a student at PCC and also a writer for Thought Catalog. When she is not in school, she can dive into psychology or philosophy books for hours. Her inspiration comes from legends like Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, and T.S Elliot. She writes to live on the edge of existing beauty and in between the chaos of things. She writes to be vulnerable and to conquer the courage of her own story as a reality, not a tragedy. She believes this is the truth about writers: "we are the brave ones, the ones who take risks in love, and the ones who turn the failed attempts into rich poetry."
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  • 2021 Feb Folio
    • 2021 Feb Folio Masthead
  • About
  • Interviews
    • INT - Adrian Cepeda Poet of the Year 2019
    • INT-Visiting Writer Wendy Adamson FA2019
  • Feral Parrot : The Blog
  • Submissions
  • Awards & Prizes
    • 2021 Handley Award Winners
    • Handley Award Winners
    • 2019 Inscape Editor's Prizes
  • PCC Inscape Instagram
  • STAFF
  • ONLINE ARCHIVE
    • 2020 Summer Folio
    • 2020 February Folio
    • 2019 Fall Folio
    • Celebrating Dia De Los Muertos
    • Issue On-7 2019SPR Mental Health Companion >
      • Issue Intro
    • ISSUE ON-6 2018FA Frankenstein Companion
    • Issue On-5 - 2018Su
    • Issue On-4 2018FA Spirituality
    • Issue ON-3 2017FA
    • Issue On-2 2016SPR
    • Issue ON-1 2016FA
    • Folio 2 - Moon Moon 2019
    • Folio 1 - Vote - 2018
  • PRINT ARCHIVE
    • Fall 2018 Print Issue - Frankenstein TOC
    • Fall 2017 Print Issue - Manifesto TOC
  • Black Lives Matter