by Brenda Asterino
I will not die.
Suppression, shame does not keep me down.
Changing me to my core
Does not change my core.
I am who I am;
I will remember who I am.
When I catch my breath,
I will get strength to my spine
And claim again who I am.
The earth will not die
And neither will I.
I AM.
Sweep out the cobwebs
Ache loose the pain.
Sing praise to all
Goodness Without any shame.
The dance never stops,
The dance never slows,
We might change the beat
But never The…heat.