TAMMY

I'm taller than Tammy Gomez
which is a feat in itself
but she is a giant as an artist
she lives in from her pores
it pours out like morning coffee
like sun spilling over rooftops
like the Mississippi runs muddy
toward the gulf
she poet like some
breathe, just takes it in
and offers it back to the world
one tear, one scene
one poetic line at a time
Tammy writes to live
sings to breathe
acts to be
speaks to make a difference
she is 
and that's
enough

© Valerie Bridgeman
May 21, 2013