I Am...
Who am I?
Or rather
What am I?
I am strength
I am tenacity
I am power
I am hope for a better tomorrow
I am determination
I am willingness
I am love
I am that one girl that won’t give up
I am the one to say no
I am the one that won’t lie down for you
I refuse to be trampled upon
I refuse to be pulled apart
I refuse to let you slander my name
I choose to use my mind
I choose to not be the one that is
Slow to listen
And
Quick to anger
I choose not to stand in the shadows
I choose to stand out from the rest
I choose to be individual and me
I am the girl that will strive to do her very best
I am the girl that believes
That with God and with enough willpower
Anything is possible
So yes
I’m not the average
I am the one that believes that a woman
Can be a scientist
Can be a lawyer
Can be a construction worker
Can even be president of the United States
While still being
Graceful
Wise
And most of all
Beautiful
I believe that a woman’s place …
Is wherever she chooses to be
I am me
I am short
Fun loving
Funny
Shy
Silly
Determined
Strong-Willed
Soft spoken
African American with a curly black and purple Afro
And I love the skin I’m in
I am perfectly imperfect
I Am
Me
Shay Burney