| Sometimes I think, do I write as a woman? Are my thoughts so different? What concerns woman and not men Do they have a gravitas I do not? Is the world I experience The search for truth To flay a heart and dissect a thought Should I be remote, detached as a diary? Where do my thoughts sit What else save love and loss to expect Am I not serious in my journey? Is there a scale I know not of? Are all the challenges reserved for men? To pontificate to helpless women Or is the emotional turmoil in poetry A commonality of the writing process? So in consideration I shall continue And explore the frontiers of being human Disregard the doubts And write, simply because I must untitled is © Mary Cecil |
 Mary Cecil is the mother of large family and Grandmother to eleven. The widow of Rathlin Island’s famous campaigner, diver, author (Harsh winds of Rathlin) Thomas Cecil. Lover of Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland’s only inhabited island. Mary enjoys community development and current events. She has been writing poetry for several years. Enjoys writing a variety of poems, spiritual, war, romantic, protest and nature. Keen to compose more poems based on Rathlin Island’s myths & legends. She worked in owning andmanaging tourist facilities both on and off Rathlin Island. Public Appointment as Lay Member, The Appropriate Authority, Criminal Legal Aid Board.
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