I AM FROM...

I AM A BOOK
WHO GETS JUDGED BY ITS COVER 
YOU MIGHT TOSS ME BECAUSE IM ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES AND LOOK UNINTERESTING
BUT ONCE YOU OPEN ME, YOU CANNOT STOP READING ME 
YOU WANT MORE AND MORE UNTIL YOU CANT READ ANYMORE

I AM FROM NOTHING
I WAS TAUGHT THAT FAMILY IS EVERYTHING 
MONEY DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING AND IS WORTH NOTHING
COMING FROM HAVING NOTHING MAKES ME WANT TO HAVE SOMETHING

I AM BLACK
A PROUD BLACK INDEPENDENT YOUNG LADY WHO DOESN'T DESCRIMINATE
COMING FROM A SCHOOL WHOS BLACK PERCENTAGE IS LESS THAN 1% IS SCARY

I AM SUCCESSFUL
MAKING ALL A'S AND B'S MY WHOLE LIFE 
I AM SOMEBODY
I WILL MAKE MY NAME SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE