I am a woman

I am a woman.
I carry my burdens
Head held high.
Back straight- pointing to the sky.
I am a woman.

I heft my burdens.
I grow stronger each day
wearing each role in my own way.

Mother, teacher, manager, preacher
I am all these things and much more

I am a woman.

Prideful, humble, sinner, saint
I dare you tell me something I ain't.

Because,
I am a woman.

I cry and laugh and everything in between.
I can and will share my inner being.

Friend, confidante, lover, leader

I am a woman.

I am a willow in the wind
I do not break
I bend.
I walk with grace, full of life.
Head held high
Through the strife.

I am a woman.

So say it proud,
Say it true
Let them hear our voice
Chant it, speak it, be it
Do not lie
Own it, love it, feel it
Whisper it with a sigh

Sing it
to the heavens.

I am a woman

I own my burdens.
Head held high
Back straight- pointing at the sky.
I share my burdens
and between you and I
the load is lightened

And so now I can cry:
I am woman!

and I touch the sky.

Krista Long (c)2005

I am a woman

http://blog.kkorner.net/2005/11/i-am-woman.html