Where I come from

Where I come from? I come from along line of strong women From picking cotton fields to pulling weeds out their own garden From loyalty and respect to hatred and discreet From chinky eyes and sassiness to big eyes and boldness. Where I come from? I come from a long line of strong women. Where I come from? I come from a long line of strong women From family gatherings to family disagreements. From jump ropes to card games From communion and confirmation to uniting and separating. Where I come from? I come from a long line of strong women Where I come from? I come from a long line of strong women From eating figs to hot okra gumbo From working hard to being lazy From hiding their emotions to not caring at all Where I come from? I come from a long line of strong women. A long line of strong beautiful women From women who had the power to hold their families together From PHENOMENAL WOMEN , that is.