Charlene James-Duguid’s most recent poem to appear here was Caught as I Lay Dying (March 2012). Today she gives us words to live by.
Celebration
By Charlene James-Duguid
Believe in birthdays,
And the mania
Necessary to perform in them properly.
Stop Earth’s murmur given you,
Gather your right,
Tell the world,
Proclaim existence
At least for one of its days,
Send forth the full-lunged scream,
Today, I began.
yeah!