Remember me?

Remember me
The daughter of a diaspora
Who use to play in the Serengeti
Only to be reborn in Philly?
As a child I was too sweet
Born shy and sensitive by nature
I couldn’t go out and run the streets
Not the way my momma raised me.
Though sometimes I wanted to flee into the city
And let it swallow me completely
Mind, soul and body.
I felt I didn’t have much to live for
Everyday became a challenge
I was emotionally exhausted and sore.
But those that loved me always expected more.
Then I realized I can’t stop living
Not because of these messed up feelings.
I was so blind in my depression,
So caught in the negative I was no longer seeing
The goodness that lies in every human being.
Then a revelation came and changed
My life and transformed my spirituality
. I learned attitude is key.
I will honestly be me.
To my own self I will be true
But I will also be true to you too.
I cannot mask myself and be fickle.
I will acknowledge who I am
Soulful Nickel.