Kyani Criss

A women of color..

I am a women of color. Elegant in her own way. A women of pride. Striving to keep herself alive everyday. A women of strength. Who knows how it feels to be beaten on the inside and strive to overcome those scars. A person who tries to get rid of those scars in embarrassment and shame, only to realize they're here to stay. They're memories of a past she thought she could not overcome. The past that she thought would haunt her for the rest of her life. I am a women of color. One who has been battered, slung; seen tears and death, with the eyes that deceive her everyday. A women of courage. One that has been placed in situations she thought would never be seen through. A women of heart. One who has put others before herself. A women of goals. One who has seen the light, but still, so far from it. A woman of passion. One who has been lost at a young age. A women of forbidden love. One who has found love she could not keep. I am a women of color. Lost but found through a series of trials and tribulations. Broken, sent away, left for. A women who didn't choose the way she lived in a sense of her own. A women of indignity. Filled with shame, and remorse. A women of wonder. Curious mind, open ears to so many items society calls "human". A women of flame. Stepping to achieve what she has seen can be done. A women of history. A woman of people. A women of color. I am a women, who started as a young girl of color.