I AM ME
I am melanin
I am beautiful
I am a daughter, a sister, and a friend
I am also labeled as a statistic
Sought out to be just another "black girl"
Told that a dark skin young lady could not be beautiful
I am said to be the memory of a slave ship
I am told that I will be nothing in life
I am the name on a white mans bullet
I am angry
Angry that I do not have a strong realtionship with my mother and father
That I was never shown my worth
That my past holds the most painful memories
That my innocence was stolen from me at a young age
I am a child of God
I am a child who CALIMS to love God
Though I would rather sleep in on a Sunday than go praise him
I would rather sing a rap song than attend a praise and worship concert
I am embarrased to do the sign on the cross in front of others
I am ashamed to tell people I am a Catholic
I AM the voice