I am Veronica Franco

I am Veronica Franco

The courtesan, the poetess,

Who deceives men with

My misleading rhyme,

I am Mary Shelley,

The one whose tales full

Of monsters and beasts

I am made of many borrowed parts.

I am Brontë,

I stand on the highest point of my moors,

Leaning on Edward as I search for Heathcliff,

Wrapped in a furious storm…

I am a poetess, I am a Romantic,

I am not the rose but the scent of the rose,

But most importantly, and who

I’ll always dare to be, I am

 

Myself.

 

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