Skip to content
Menu
Ace Of Bens
  • Book Review Policy
  • Guest Post Policy
  • Shattering Stigmas 4.0
  • About
  • Contact
Ace Of Bens

A poem by Gretchen Gomez | Shattering Stigmas 4.01 min read

Posted on 7 Oct 201827 Jan 2019

Gretchen Gomez is a Puerto Rican poet from The Bronx. When home you will find her watching crime shows, cuddling with her dog, or writing—trying to make sense of things. Gretch is a full-time lover of words. She is the author of love, and you and welcome to ghost town which comes out on October 23rd, 2018. She wrote this spoken-word poem for the Shattering Stigmas event.

me pretty / me beautiful / me have it all / me nothing can be wrong / me what anxiety / me letting the demons too close / me a little prayer here / me a little offering there / you say all these things to me / you say break barriers / you say a difference / you say dismantle stigmas / same breath / i break / i cry / i bend my knees to pray / no one’s listening / this is when i stand / i yell / i latina poderosa will take the reins of this depression / i latina fierce will learn to breathe through this anxiety / i latina fuerte will be more than your bipolar joke / this is my coming undone / i sit / i talk / i let myself be helped / you mad / you not understanding / me healing / me a little better / me latina diosa


You can find more from Gretchen Gomez at:

Twitter - BW 50x50.jpg      Instagram - BW 75x75.png     Amazon - BW 75x75.png

 


Want more from Shattering Stigmas 4.0?

SS4 Button - Rafflecopter Giveaway   SS4 Button - Ben Giveaway    SS4 Button - Kitty Giveaway   SS4 Button - All Posts

Share this:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)

0 thoughts on “A poem by Gretchen Gomez | Shattering Stigmas 4.01 min read”

  1. Madalyn @ Novel Ink says:
    11 Oct 2018 at 3:02 pm

    Love love love this. <3

    Reply
  2. Holly J says:
    8 Oct 2018 at 7:51 pm

    Thank you for sharing your poem with us, Gretchen! It was lovely. 🙂

    Reply
  3. The Hermit Librarian says:
    7 Oct 2018 at 10:03 pm

    I like it, Gretchen! I’m not sure quite how to put it, but it really rose off the page. The words flowed into my head, more than text on the screen, like I could really hear them and feel them. 🙂

    I’m looking forward to your next collection!

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

©2023 Ace Of Bens | WordPress Theme by Superbthemes.com
 

Loading Comments...