THE LEGACY CONTINUES

Can I be the woman…

of your dreams?

Of my dreams?

Can I be the woman my grandmother was?

My mother was?

Can I be like Toni Morrison, Gwendolyn Brooks,

Or Maya Angelou?

Can I be the woman like…

Oprah Winfrey, Queen Latifah,

Josephine Baker, Dorothy Dandridge?

Or like…

Rosa Parks, Angela Davis,

Coretta Scott King, and Sojourner Truth?

My role models.

I can. I can be like them…

But I’d rather be me.

I can only be me.

Full of dreams, drive and perseverance.

I can be me.

I can be the woman who has a voice in this world

that is heard by everyone.

I can be the woman whose struggle…

becomes her strength.

I can be the woman who will be a hero for women to come.

I can be the woman who will be the hero for women to come.

I can. I will.

For the legacy must continue,

And it continues with Me!