My Name
My name
By Hannah Beasley
A name is but a label that has branded us for life
Hannah
A name such as my own,
Biblical in nature
Meaning so much more to me than “The grace of god”
Hannah
With an heart for spoken word
And an uncle lost to a smoking gun
Hannah
With a snapping turtle beneath my skin
Timid but fierce
Hannah
For while god's word may be gracious
It is my name not his
This poem is about:
Me