a 10 word poem     a  7 word poem               Shining Like I Do      
      TRUTH                         A                        They gossip  about  me
                                        speaker­                   and I  wonder why and
       sounds                         of                         also   know   that   their
          like                       TRUTH                   opinions  about me  are
        HATE                         has                       not   my  prob;ems  and
           to                              no                        if  tho­se opinions  about
        those                       friends.                   me are wrong, they will
         who                                                        be   the  ones  who   will
        HATE                                                    ­  have  problems, not  me.

          the                                          ­                I  stay  kind,  committed
                                                                ­          to  love, and free  in  my
       TRUTH.                                                   authenticity.  No   matter
                                                          ­                what  they do  or  say,  I
                                                 ­                         don't   dare   doubt    my
                                                     ­                      worth  or  the beauty of  
                                                            ­               my  TRUTH.
                                                      ­                     I will  just  keep shining
                                                                ­                                       like I do.
              
                                                                                             Jon York   2019