so there she was hiding in the shadow
cowering in fear of what he would say if he found out

she was one of those people he spoke of,

one of those people he thought less of just by their attire,

one of those people who wore long sleeved shirts and flowy skirts

with a scarf wrapped tightly around their heads,

one of those people who only showed their hands and faces,

                                                                                                              Those people

for the fear of being accepted she hid

that she was one of those people he spoke so calously of
Yes, she didn't wear a head scarf, long sleeved shirts, and flowy skirts
but those people, those people were

                                                                                                               Her people
that li’l girl lost two things that day
Her pride and Her voice.
but the HATE he gave towards those people, her people

Gave her a new voice,

Inspiration,

a new perspective

and a way to give back to her people

through design.