Georgia O’Keeffe, A Piece of Wood I (1942), oil on canvas,
Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, gift of The Burnett Foundation
small brown circles
stand before my eyes
letting my mind drift
into haunting questions
I had toiled and pour
my heart out completely
reaching this moment
a hard-fought battle
I know deserved the
praises and gifts
despite what other said
a person like me doesn’t
deserve to be here
but I have shattered
glass ceilings that had
been cracked by others
I now stand tall before
this door that will not
hold me back