Conniev1• Show poetry

Hi, my name is Connie, (really Constance), but I like Connie better, it fits me. I write to help shed a light on many things. I also write, to ask questions that many people want to know the answers to, but can't or won't ask. I'm sort of a straight in your face writer. I really never thought I'd be writing anything, especially poetry. As a kid, I hated poetry, it was too far out there, way too complex. However I found out that isn't the case. I don't have to write in any particular way to be a poet, and it doesn't have to be fancy words. So these are my words, my opinions, and my attempt to speak for those who will not, or can not. I have Depression, Anxiety, and Post traumatic stress disorder. I'm also a married woman of 25 yrs, with 3 beautiful girls, one 23, one 20, and one 15, I'm am a Grandmother as well. My writing helps me, as well as showing others that they can be. If I make the difference in just one persons life, that will make my struggles, and life worth it. I will not be silenced, it's not easy, but I will go on. My first poem submitted to this site, says it all. If I can, anyone can, SO LET'S!!
I KNOW, HATRED, RAPE, VIOLENCE, ANGER, AND MANY OTHER NEGATIVES. I ALSO KNOW, LOVE, FAITH, HOPE, AND DREAMS. The negatives are easier for me to see, I'm used to them. I know there is more than this life, and a God, I just think we all see things differently.
{ And for those who ask how I know, I just do, Life has shown me.} Take what you will from my works, and know that each time you read one you are seeing a part of me. So let's get started,
enter into my Soul, but walk with caution.
Connie V.