Weakness and Strength

My greatest strength

is my greatest weakness,

one and the same.

There is no fierce war

The War of the Roses

So to speak

We cohabit effortlessly.

If only others would accept

that my flowing creativity

my passion and dreams

my absentmindedness

my self-absorption

my gazing at the ocean

for hours on end

my writing snippets

of thoughts on

handy napkins

at dinner parties,

irrelevant words unheard,

is what matters to me.

My creativity,

both my weakness and strength,

will glide by my side

as long as a spark

lingers in my body,

essence of who I am.