I am...

I CAN SEE RIGHT PAST YOUR COMPLICATED MASKS
GIVE A REFINED ANSWER TO ANY QUESTION YOU ASK
RAISE 1 OR 10 CHILDREN THROUGH STRUGGLE AND STRIFE
RUN A MAJOR CORPORATION AND BE A ACCOMODATING WIFE
CONVERSE WITH THE ‘BIG-WIGS’ OR SPEAK FLO IN THE HOOD
SAY “ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIC!” OR “WASSUP, IT’S ALL GOOD!”
PUT YOU IN YOUR PLACE, WITHOUT SAYIN’ TOO MUCH
I’M AN INTELLECTUAL WOMAN,

I POSSESS THE STRENGTH OF THE STRONGEST FOUNDATION
MY VOICE SPEAKS VOLUME HEARD THROUGHOUT THE NATION
MY HANDS GRASP RESERVATION AND TURNS IT INTO HOPE
AND THESE HANDS HAVE CUT SOCIETY’S “LIMITATION ROPE”
THERE IS NO LIMIT ON THE STRENGTH THAT I CAN AND WILL POSSESS
THE DETERMINATION I HAVE/ HAD, MY COURAGE OR MY PROWESS
THE FORCE OF MY INFLUENCE CAN BE FELT WITH ONE TOUCH
I’M A STRONG WOMAN,
........SO ADDRESS ME AS SUCH

MY HEART CONTAINS LOVE IN IT’S PUREST FORM
UNCONDITIONAL, ABSOLUTE, AND EVERYDAY REBORN
MY LOVE CAN SURPASS THE MOST GRUELING OF TESTS
IT SUPPLIES ASSURANCE TO MANY WHERE THERE IS UNREST
MY LOVE BONDS, AND SHAPES, AND MOLDS, AND HOLDS
IT BEGINS FROM BIRTH, TO 10 TO 30 TO “INFINITY-YEARS-OLD”
YOU CAN EVEN FEEL THAT WITHOUT PHYSICAL TOUCH
I’M A LOVING WOMAN,

THE PASSION THAT IS SWELLING, BREWING INSIDE
RISES TO MY SURFACE, IT NEVER HIDES
WHETHER IT’S DISPLAYED WHEN I TAKE A STAND
OR WHEN IT’S SEDUCTIVELY REVEALED FOR MY MAN
IT’S INTENSITY IS UNRESTRAINED, AND UNINHIBITED
AND JUST LIKE MY STRENGTH, IT IS UNLIMITED
IT CAN BE OVERWHELMING, FOR SOME, IT’S A BIT MUCH
I’M A PASSIONATE WOMAN,

INTELLECTUAL, STRONG, LOVING, AND PASSIONATE
SOPHISTICATED, POWERFUL, AFFECTIONATE, IMMACULATE
I’M NOT YOUR BOO, YOUR GIRL, YOUR MISTRESS OR A HOE
I’M THE CENTER OF LIFE, MORE THAN YOU’LL EVER KNOW
I’M YOUR SISTER, YOUR AUNTIE, YOUR NIECE, YOUR MOTHER
AND I STAND BESIDE YOU, NOT BEHIND I AM NOT YOUR COVER
I COME IN DIFFERENT SHAPES, SHADES, AND SIZES
AND NO ONE CAN DENY ME WHEN THIS WOMAN RISES
MY STYLE IS CAPTIVATING, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
I’M A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN,

NOW I WANT TO MAKE THIS ALL VERY CLEAR THAT THE ABOVE IS ME… TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT. I KNOW WHO I AM AND WHO I STRIVE TO BE. PEOPLE ENTER YOUR LIFE AND SOMETIMES MAKE YOU TAKE A STEP BACK TO “SELF EVALUATE” WHO YOU REALLY ARE AND I DID JUST THAT. AND AFTER THIS SELF-EVALUATION I FOUND THAT THIS IS JUST WHO I AM. YES, I CAN BE OUTSPOKEN BUT I WAS ALWAYS TAUGHT TO NEVER HOLD THINGS BACK AND FOR YEARS THIS IS WHAT I DID. I WILL NO LONGER DO THIS ANYMORE. I GIVE RESPECT WHEN RESPECT IS DUE AND EXPECT IT IN RETURN. JUST THAT STRAIGHT FORWARD. WHY IS IT SO HARD TO RESPECT OTHER PEOPLE THESE DAYS? WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO GAIN FROM THE DISRESPECT? THE RIGHT TO JUST SAY THAT I _________ DISRESPECTED A GOOD PERSON… WHAT’S YOUR ADDRESS? YOUR CONSOLATION PRIZE IS IN PROCESS AT THIS VERY MOMENT!