KarMel Scholarship 2004

“Understand”

By Nneka Chukwuelue

Desciption of Submission: “This poem is about the confusion and loneliness one experiences when trying to come out and asking for help..” - Nneka

I am who I am.

Not concerned,

Not content,

With all the things you say are wrong.

This is me.

Fighting a battle,

Looking for comfort,

In a world that says I don’t belong.

I know my heart.

I was made,

I was created,

To live out a purpose greater than you know.

My eyes and soul speak.

Telling stories,

Telling tears,

Of the places that all of you are scared to go.

I love me.

Despite my faults,

Despite my mistakes,

I am exactly the person that I was meant to be.

I love her.

Embracing her goodness,

Touching her smile.

We are the color of love, even if you can never see.

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