'I have crossed many roads, she said <br />but taken none. <br />My path has always been sideways <br />rather than straight. <br /> <br />So long has been my rebellion <br />that I remain the only one <br />who has never settled <br />and now I am a majority of one. <br /> <br />And I have my rewards for all this <br />but one that I miss <br />is not having a path about which reminisce <br />and this always makes me feel odd person out <br />at housewarmings and weddings <br /> <br />And there I reject the idea that I am the bridesmaid <br />no, I am the adventuress <br />the one who went to Africa <br />traveled to Europe on hope and fifteen cents; <br />made friends the world over <br />taught several generations of kids <br />but never had any of my own. <br />Never had a man propose. <br /> <br />And I am not alone <br />nor am I lonely; <br />I am.<br /><br />Lonnie Hicks<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-am-dorothea-speaks/
