MY OWN DRUM by Kristi Kirby

Chiggers 
Fleas
What could it
Be
Nipping at me
No warmth in sight
Plenty of my own
Body heat
To tuck me in at
Night
No hot water
Not a bother
It is my peace 
Sacred to me 
Now
No longer in black
Clouds
Blue skies even when
Grey
No idea the plan 
Or really who I am
Keep riding this horse
This love wave that 
I create
A legend in my own
Mind
Moving forward
Ahead
A wild stallion 
A little yellow
Banana 
Unafraid
No shame
Yellow like the sun
Marching along
To my own
Drum.