YOUR WISDOM IN THIS POEM ALONE, IS BEYOND THIS WORLD AND I SEE NOW,
WHY GOD HAD BLESSED SO MANY OF US WITH
YOUR PRESENCE... STAY BEAUTIFUL AS YOU ARE ANGEL"
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I am a Woman
I'm not a child , not a toy, not a thing.
i AM A WOMAN
Wise, Mature, Intelligent
I am the Daughter of a king !
I am a WOMAN
I TAKE LIFE SERIOUSLY
I HAVE OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
AND PEOPLE WHO DEPEND ON ME.
I AM A WOMAN, A LADY
AND I ACT ACCORDINGLY.
I RESPECT YOU AS A MAN
- WHY CAN'T YOU RESPECT ME FOR WHO I AM?
WHEN YOU LOOK AT ME
AND BEHOLD MY FRIENDLY SMILE.
REMEMBER, UNDERNEATH THE SURFACE,
THERE'S MUCH MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE.
I HAVE FACED LIFES' CHALLENGES,
BOTH THE BAD TIMES AND THE GOOD.
THE SHATTERED DREAMS, THE DISAPPOINTMENTS -
I BEAR ALL THE SCARS OF WOMANHOOD.
I'VE BEEN DEEP IN THE VALLEYS,
AND I'VE STOOD HIGH ON THE MOUNTAIN TOPS,
I'VE SAILED THROUGH STORMY WEATHER
AND CRASHED AGAINST THE ROCKS !
BUT TODAY I STAND TALL
- A STRONG AND MIGHTY SOLDIER,
AND WITH EACH PASSING DAY
I'M MORE DETERMINED AND I'M BOLDER.
SO BEFORE YOU SIZE ME UP,
AND PLACE ME IN YOUR BOOK,
STOP FOR A MOMENT AND
TAKE ANOTHER LOOK.
I AM A WOMAN -
I'M NOT A CHILD, NOT A TOY NOT A GIRL
I AM A WOMAN AND YES,
I AM GODS' GIFT TO THE WORLD
BLESSED BE ALWAYS CHANAI MILES . . .
MAY YOU REST IN PEACE MY SISTER AND FRIEND THROUGH ETERNITY FOREVER AND EVER, AMEN.
JAZZY
KNOW4SURE