A Voice of My Own

Written By Tatiana Handfield

Always

Too

Quiet

Too

Soft

Too

Invisible

Yet

My

Words

Hold

Wisdom.

Is it

The

Coarseness

Of

My hair

Or

The

Hue

Of my

Skin

That

Prevents

Me

From

Getting in?

Maybe

It's

My

Locality

You

Know

What

"They"

Say:

It's always

Greener

On the

Other side..

Talking

Of

Other sides

When you

See me

What

Are

You really

Looking

For

Or

At?

Let's recap:

I am not invisible

I am not just a body

Accept me as I am

Black,

Natural,

Islander,

Wise,

A voice of my own.

Tatiana Handfield

Biography

Tatiana Handfield is a trained English Language/Literature teacher at the Secondary level. She is an author and poet who enjoys teaching and nurturing young people to embrace and enhance their creative abilities. Tatiana has penned two book series and a magazine: Merilla City (a children's adventure story) the Turks and Caicos Islands Word Search Puzzle Book and the Let's Create TCI Youth Magazine. She was recently shortlisted for the London Book Fair Trailblazers Award 2020. As the Owner and Creative Director of Cyril & Dorsie Publishing, a local Independent Publishing company, she hopes to gather and share the stories of the Turks and Caicos Islands with the world. Turks and Caicos Islands is her home island and she draws much inspiration from the small island paradise.

Pronouns : She/Her/Hers

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