I is spiritual

I am powerful

Yet a whole mouth full

I am everything they said I wouldn’t be

Yet my soul is still not free

I take a new step everyday

Yet the hate sometimes clouds my way

This world is where I belong

Yet I never knew I had to be this strong

I am a human

Although people call me a girl, I am a woman

I am sensitive

They tell me don’t cry, but sometimes I get defensive

I am compassionate

Even though I have my own issues with abandonment

I am devoted

They try to distract me, but I am focused

I am not evil

I sometimes yell but I am very peaceful

I am not rude

Sometimes my words get misconstrued

I am not selfish

All I do is care about others wellness  

I am not angry

I am filled with love, but sometimes I wake up cranky

I am growing

I use to be depressed, but the new happy me is showing

I use to be insecure

I started loving myself and that was the cure

I use to be bad

The village taught me not to be, for them I am glad

The old me didn’t die

I still have those memories, but the new me is now alive.