Inspiring Women : November 2020
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Posing in the hospital gown<br />
Smearing tears into my eyes<br />
Drawing jagged scars across<br />
head and breast<br />
Forming a heavy sigh… is this<br />
goodbye?<br />
Hear a voice in my head-<br />
But it is only me reciting my<br />
part for Act II<br />
Fidgeting before I make my<br />
entrance.<br />
Standing in the middle of the<br />
stage<br />
Wearing the plumed mask<br />
Raising my arms to start the<br />
song<br />
Burning the script … time to improvise?<br />
Hear a sound in the audience –<br />
But it is only the breath of my<br />
own entourage of characters<br />
Waiting for the grand finale.<br />
Mary Adams grew up in Texas. She has lived in<br />
Europe since 2000 and currently lives in<br />
Rotterdam where she is a member of the<br />
American <strong>Women</strong>’s Club of The Hague. She has<br />
written short stories and poetry since<br />
adolescence.<br />
“In Character” is a reflection about different roles<br />
she has played in her life, each bringing its own<br />
drama before one act finished and another began.<br />
She was honored to co-author “Hope is the Thing<br />
with Feathers” book with Robin Goldsby in 2016 to<br />
support the Target project: Free the Girls. Mary<br />
originated the role of FAWCO Workshop<br />
Coordinator and acted as VP Fundraising for the<br />
FAWCO Foundation (2015-2017). She currently sits<br />
on the Global Education team.<br />
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