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I AM


I AM I AM THE FACES OF THOSE WHO HAVE COME BEFORE ME, I AM THE COURAGE TO STAND TO MY ENEMIES, I AM THE VOICE OF GENERATIONS WHO HAVE BEEN RIDICULED, DISRESPECTED, USED, ABUSED, AND NEGLECTED. I AM THE EYES THAT HAS SEEN A LOT, THE EARS THAT HAVE HEARD A LOT, I AM THE FEET HAVE WALKED FOR MILES, BOYCOTTING THE INJUSTICE CAUSED BY ONE’S IGNORANCE, I AM THE ONE TO SEE PAST THE INDIFFERENCE. I AM THE CHILDREN WHO WERE DENIED AN EDUCATION, BECAUSE OF THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN, I AM THE ONE WHO CAN BE TRUSTED, LOVED, AND A GOOD FRIEND. I AM AMAZING, OUTSTANDING, CREATIVE, SMART, TALENTED, BEAUTIFUL, UNIQUE, I AM ALL OF THE THINGS THAT YOU DON’T SEE, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, I AM, AND WILL ALWAYS BE ME.
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