Selfhood
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Last published Tue, Feb 9, 2016
Selfhood
I am a strong black woman
Blessed with a lion's heart
Equipped with an owl's wisdom
I am a star in the midnight sky
an apprentice to the moon
With the mission to light up my family's path
and the vision to change their story for the better, soon
I am a praying mantis
Grateful for Africa's nature
Clothed with the gift of culture
and englobed in the arms of my foremothers
I am a migratory bird
In seek of the aliments that fills my being
A freedom only I can obtain
Because I am the architect of what I call my identity
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