WHO AM I
Candace Nicholas-Lippman
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When my good sis Jasmine Williams Tagged me on instagram To write a poem For this new hashtag challenge Titled "WHO AM I" I initially ignored the notification Because I knew It would force me to be creative Which is a space I'm currently struggling I can't write I can't think I can barely even breathe As this thing called life Has me suffocating But I'll answer the question WHO AM I A prayer warrior God's solider A mother to my mother The eldest of her five daughters Hood raised But not a product Of that toxic environment Fatherless But not in need of a daddy Psalm 68 I am joy I exercise faith And I love when I shouldn't I am hopeful Not a hopeless Romantic A lover of children And all things creative I am over achiever A "type A personality" disorder The pariah I have never fit in No matter the circle I am the puzzle That will never be solved Sherlock Holmes Did his best But I'm too complicated Boxed in By those who don't understand His anointed I am the secret weapon But too modest To ever draw it Cause see I am "baby girl" The innocent wallflower Who's sweet as pumpkin pie With her infectious energy And wide-mouthed smile I am The one who's taken for granted WHO AM I Victim Of substance And physical abuse Violated At the tender age Of 12 And still now As just the other day A grown man Yanked off My pants Without asking I am A "Me Too" movement WHO AM I A romance novel An R & B love song A soul food dinner I'm talkin' Black-eyed peas Candied yams and cornbread Men Always claim me as wifey Until They see me in my calling Cue in Male ego And masked insecurity I am too forgiving I care way too much About others opinions Of me People pleasing My way Through female interactions Because I Don't want them To see me as a threat But see I'm tired of dimming my light Because "sis" can't take it WHO AM I I value soul to soul connections But yet feel alone I am Nina Simone's Kin Desperately yearning for freedom I hate it here In a world Where everyone "fakes it till they make it" And places value On your Instagram follows I am in the wilderness Waiting for Moses To take me to the promise land WHO AM I Lost I am lost Not in a religious sense Jesus But more on the lines Of what do I do now Tuesday February 11th 6:24pm She transitioned Grandma The first death in our family And I don't know how to be How to laugh without guilt Live without remorse Continue going after my dreams When she is forever sleeping WHO AM I Legacy The breaking Of generational curses I am Filled with so much Art Pain and passion That I choke On my tears Due to my immense Desire To change the world WHO AM I Tired Fed up Always in the struggle Reprogramming The poverty Mindset I was raised With Sick to death Of hearing I'm so talented But yet Passed over I am survivor My destiny Confirmed as a child I am wild-ly Fighting depression She's gone She's gone And never coming back I am sad WHO I AM Today I am Grief
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