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I
would like to thank a true Sista-gal pal Lisa B. for
encouraging
me to share my poetry. Words of expression is one of the
best forms of self therapy. In releasing tension
one tends to create room for peace, creation and self
identity. I encourage you all to write down your
feelings and express yourself with courage and love.
“Me,
I Choose”
by:
Bev Knox
3/00
I
appreciate you, for being you
And
like you, for just being you
So
appreciate me, for being me
And
like me, for just being me
Stop
trying to tell me how to live my life
Or
what I should do to make it better
Better
to suit you, you, and you…
I
appreciate your need to feel like you are protecting me
Or
even trying to guide me into your “perfect reality or
perception”
I
am ME! My own creation…
Untamable,
uncontrollable, my spirit is free
The
teachings of my elders, I take note… non forgotten…
I
am me – I choose to be…
My
own form of self identity will be shaped and formed by
me
My
loud and awkward laugh, its part of my craft
Just
like the witches brew, unlike my mama’s stew
The
waving of the hands, and my out spoken form of
communication
My
sensitive and caring nature, got much love for all
creatures baby
Even
you, you and you…
My
obsession with shoes and pocketbooks,
Donna
Karen, Polo and Calvin Klein
Yow!
it’s just part of my look….my make-up, my sense of
style baby…
My
emotional neediness to love and be loved…
Wanna
be my man…just try and handle this, brother if you can
Yea
that’s right!
scared of me… do I put fear in you heart
baby…
do
you wonder if at all you can handle a sista like me…
Beautiful,
intelligent, thoughtful, charming, headstrong
Spell
it out baby… B I T C H
Yea,
that’s right
I
love being me
So,
appreciate me, for just being me…
Or else get the
@#!*% out of my life...
Copyright 2000
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