Out To Have Won

I am out to have won

yes, I'm out to be one

not just under and done

but out under the sun

damage done that's not right

will be seen in the light

will be heard by the might

of my voice in the night

in this night dark and dank

will rise the ships that sank

will expose ghosts of the past

will expose matters at last

They're matters of validity

in spite of being deemed absurdity

but what's really absurd is ignoring a plea

to ignore when someone is screaming 'help me'

when help is not convenient to

a certain size and type of shoe

it's simply injustice to pick and choose

while many suffering walk on without shoes

including myself

and though scarred and bruised

I will not succumb

to this fate, I refuse

I will get it out

not be under and done

not at least without knowing

my story has won

Scarlit-Rose Ashcraft (formerly Rose Guedes)

Oct.10,2021