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I Am Woman

A Poem of a Strong Woman

By Kymberlay AvocadoPublished 6 years ago 1 min read
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I am met with a tidal wave of words

You do not stop in your onslaught

Of negative commentaries

I will never be enough to please you

You fail to see the eloquence of my intelligence

I do not fit your cookie cutter mold of expectations

Failing to be the person you want

But I…

I am a strong woman

I am my own woman

I am fucking fantastic

I cannot…and will not…. Be touched by your negative storm

I refuse.

Yes. I am marked by the world

Scars and ink tell my story

My voice carrying the strengths of trials overcome

And you…

You fail to see who I am here

Stuck in your picture perfect

Yearbook of my life

You refuse to glimpse the woman I am

Only seeing the child I have ceased to be.

I wish I could share this with you

My strength – my joy – my passion

My me.

But you only reject this

You fear what you struggle to comprehend

And yet you refuse to sit, to listen, to learn.

I am no longer that little girl

I am a woman

I may never be enough to please you

But I am finally enough to please me.

inspirational
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