A Woman

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    A Woman

    I am a woman.
    I am strong, confident, and beautiful.
    I am a Black woman.
    Full of pride for my individuality.
    Determined not to be oppressed.
    Determined not to be held down or held back
    By numbers and statistics.
    I may not have a supermodel's body.
    I am just the right size.
    To love, to hold, and to caress.
    To be seen as a thing of inner and outer
    Beauty that lasts for all time.
    I am a woman.
    Just the right shade of ebony chocolate.
    Not a superwoman.
    Just a woman.
    Strong, independent, bold, and true.
    A child of the Almighty; a daughter of love.
    In no way perfect.
    Just a woman.

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    Chaos128 commented on A Woman

    07-31-2009

    Everybody has the right to be the star in the movie that is their life, but not everybody has heart to insist upon it. I can see you don't have that trouble, and you know how to make it plain. Sharp work, littleonyx!

    littleonyx

    08/12/2009

    Thank you so much, Chaos128! Love the movie star analogy...I ~did~ do quite a bit of theater. : ) Thanks again!

    countrypoet commented on A Woman

    07-18-2009

    I like this poem because it reveals a strong,loving,confident woman with a strong faith and determinination.Your confidence and faith make you shine like a diamond.

    littleonyx

    08/12/2009

    Thank you so much. If a woman can't have this kind of confidence about herself, then no one can give it to her. Thanks again!

    Sx9 commented on A Woman

    05-24-2009

    Black and proud you have said it for all black or just woman on a wide margin,,love this vibes and continue ,,walk good..

    mill6392 commented on A Woman

    01-15-2009

    That was so great. It really inspired me

    JEAGLEFEATHER commented on A Woman

    01-03-2009

    Art is a part of your soul. You share that sense of pride that comes from a knowing that your individuality makes you precious and your commonality makes us know that we too are precious. GET PUBLISHED! Thanks for sharing your art!

    If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry.

    Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) American poet.

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