I am Rosie
I was quiet
Determined to obey
But i found my voice
And now i say
Trust your heart
Reach for the sky
Don’t let others control your life
You are more powerful than you know
Don’t be afraid to let it show
I speak up for women
Put in boundaries
Invisible but still there
But my voice was not always so loud
And i was afraid to share
I used to stay quiet
When these injustices were made
A witness who wouldn’t share her mind
I used to stay quiet and hide away
Not choosing to participate with the boys in anything
Wearing an invisibility cloak of my own making
I was sewing the seams with each word that would stay unspoken
But now after reading
And searching
And learning
The volume of my voice turns up
Along with the truths of the world in my mind
I no longer hide my unimaginable strength
I am now speaking up
Not going along with the limits of gender or race
Like society has for centuries
Though i am born to venus
A daughter of eve i am
The hand mirror that represents the female gender
Does not define who i am
I am loud
I am intelligent
And annoying at times
I am not that perfect pink girl that people see in their eyes
But i know who i am
And who i am is truly mine
But as the voices of life keep coming
It is much harder for me to keep knowing
That i am brave
I am strong
I am good enough
And i will fight on
For women’s rights
And equality for all
And i am striving to be there
To catch the world if it shall fall
For all of those voices
The ones in my head
Say exactly not that
I think therefore i am
But what am i
Who am i
Am i truthful
Am i pure
Am i fighting for what is right
Am i me
The sun rises
But for what
To reveal the remains of the battle we have fought
Of the sky no longer blue
Of the intentions no longer just and true
The curveballs arrive every day
And knowing i made it past them
Each time they came
I know i can make it through anything
The ups
The downs
The problems i am striving to overcome
They have shaped me into the women i have become
I am watching
And growing
My interests reshape
I am hearing the secrets that are spoken each day
I was marching
Marching with the world
Trying to fit the description of the “new normal” girl
But now the rhythm turns off
And when push comes to shove
I will march to the beat of my own drum
I am not perfect
Along with my life
But my life is mine
And imperfect is the way that mine is divine
My petals started out closed
But as time went on
They flowered into a beautiful rose
Everyone in my life
Has helped me become
Who i know i am
If one man can destroy everything
Why can’t one girl change it
I am Rosie
I am woman
I am
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