The Poetic Messenger

Everyone has a story to tell. Veronica White believes that stories should be told in a poetic or prose fashion that enable people to relate and feel the experiences of others. She believes that stories of people who cannot write or express their experiences in life must also be heard through written or spoken words. In order to tell the stories of others, Veronica has learned to empathize by putting herself in the other person's shoes or in the situation. As a result, she writes as a messenger to tell the story of the joy, pain, and frustrations of others—as depicted in the poetic prose:

Anger swells

Stories tell

Of emotional pain

That is not mine to claim

The old

The young


Those who are illiterate

Must be heard through

Written or spoken words

They cannot write

They cannot recite

Dark tales that stole their life

Stories of shame

Stories of blame


Stories of guilt are not mine to claim

I am just the messenger of their pain