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Somewhere Inside of Me
Somewhere inside of me, there's a little girl trying to come out. Screaming—she pleads for someone to turn back time. My little girl only wants the chance to experience what she never got a chance to be…a little girl—an untouched little girl.
Somewhere inside of me that same little girls wants attention. The loving care of a mother and the strong hand of a father, but neither were present so she compromises. Somewhere inside of me I grew up too fast. Wanting too much too soon but having too little too late.
But never mind all the pain.
Never mind all the struggles
Today is now!
And somewhere inside of me I have become a beautiful Black woman. Tall, strong, statuesque. I am one of the worlds greatest fears…an educated Black woman who is determined to make her voice heard. I am the epitome of eroticism—
the way I walk
the way I talk
the way I wink
the way I think
the way I dance
the way I glance
the way I move
the way I groove.
It's in my eyes, my nose, my tongue, my lips, my teeth, my feet! The other parts speak for themselves. I am what Time and Chance have made me to be. I have been forced into strength and forced to prove that a strong woman can also be the aroma in your nose that makes you wanna taste. I am what you need, but somewhere inside of me I wonder…can you handle what I have become?
Kaya Nailah Davis ©2000
Handling it is not a problem Queen. Teaching it to the lost princesses can be...can you handle that???
Kaya hi, I am not black and to me that is but a lable one we should all rid.We are all the same in the soul and existence of being.Color never enters that.But society can be idiots of time and generations unfortunately.I love this piece because it takes a stand and it says I hurt,I learn,I pursue and I don't give up no matter what you throw at me and that is the most important part of the message beyond the bottom line of I love,life,myself and all that surrounds me. This writing is soooooooo excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!