Mimozi

Born and raised in Montana, Bulgaria but living, working, dreaming and struggling in Dublin, Ireland for over a decade. Writing is something I have always enjoyed doing and never did enough of. It was not long ago that I plucked up enough courage to actually attempt giving it a more serious stab. I mostly write poetry but have recently started dabbling with prose as well, currently working on my first book. So, this is where I come from, as for who I am.....


Who I Am

I carry in my blood the might of the khans
Born on horseback, racing through the steppes
Merciless
Tangra is my father
Horse-tailed spear in hand and
The eagle on my shoulder
I forged history

Mothered by Lada
She smothered my skin in honey
And painted my lips the colour of spring
She stole my father's eyes
Gave me the power to tame nature
To nurture
A womb to create immortality

Within me beats heart of a poet
Weaved by strings from Orpheus's harp
The rhythm of a Thracian maiden song
Soaked in sweet wine
Frenzied and intoxicating
Like Dionysius dying and reborn
In fertile blood

I am an enigma
I carry encoded within me
The power of the quill, mightier than the sword
The weight of the cross, many a time burned but undiminished.
The glory of victory, eternal and ephemeral
The agony of defeat in the face of blind armies.
The agility to conquer through adapting.

So ask me not who I am
For I am anyone
And I am everyone
I am who I want to be
All I could be
My blood
Me