Am I?
Am I worth it? Yes, because I now know my worth.
Am I enough? I am because what didn’t
break me made me stronger.
Am I loud, sometimes when I am pressing
God.
Am I still, No, Not no more, I will keep
Growing and moving through faith.
Am I alone? Not at all, because I know
That God is standing right beside me.
Am I old? No, I am as young as my soul.
Am I ugly? No, because my father, God
Created me this way, and I am perfect just
Like this,
Am I tall, I think I am because am 5’8
And that’s really tall for a woman.
Am I light-skinned? Hell yeah, even though I would
Like to have colored skin. This is how God made
Me.
Am I smart? I can say I am because I am still
Alive today.
Am I crazy? No, I speak my mind,
Even if it’s hard to say, I will be honest.
Am I a lover? I am not sure, people say
I wear my heart on my sleeve.
Am I changing? yes, the old me
Wasn’t a nice person. The person writing
You, this, have been a nice, outgoing, respectful
joyful, loyal woman who is okay wearing her
Heart on her sleeve, that is enough to love, but also
Enough to be loved. I truly love the woman that prison
Made me to be, I will go home and still work on
Everything else, because one smart person told
Me. You don’t stop growing until you take your last
Breath because change happens in the speed
Of trust, and I now trust myself and others
It wasn’t easy
It was hard
It was hard because I had to look at myself
In the mirror, after eleven years, I didn’t like the women
In the mirror today, I can’t get enough of
Not looking at myself in the mirror
Sincerely Katherine
