My Turn To Stand

I stand … light … Bright
I stand … Baited … Excited
I stand … Relieved … Believed
I stand … All wondrous … All glorious

I will not stand without fury nor flame.
I will not stand without shouting out my name
I will stand and speak openly of the same

I will not be controlled
I will not be manipulated
I will not be plundered

Free are my thick lips
Free are my heavy hips
Free are my mammary dips

The mindless slave I am no longer
The negative ways have made me stronger
My view will now be sought
And no longer be bought
My arms will move like springs
And no longer with puppet strings

I stand … Free to dance … Free to sing
I believe in my rise
As I function on my own

For I will no longer fall
Because
It is my turn now to stand

@ 2011 Sandra A. Mushi

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~ by saharasoulfood on August 5, 2011.