I Am Somebody
Who are you, I was asked today
I started to be smart and say only my name
Again they asked who are you
But this time with a little attitude
I am a black young lady
Soon to be graduating with my Paralegal degree
I may not be graduating to be a lawyer
But I am somebody
I may not be
The perfect liitle girl my dad wants me to be
But we both seem to agree
That I am somebody
Yes, I may not have your money
And I may not be wealthy
But my mom and dad taught me that I don't have to have big money
Just know that I am somebody
To you I may be ugly
To you I may be pretty
But watch what you call me
Because I am somebody
You may see things in my past that wasn't done perfectly
It may now even affect me
But don't be so quick to judge me
Because I am somebody
You may laugh at me
Because I don't see myself the way you see me
I may not be better than you
But I am somebody
I don't want to be the President of the United States
Or the Ambassador of an overseas country
I don't know what my future awaits
But there's one thing I do know, that I am somebody
There are days when people belittles me
Life with them must be going terribly cause they appear to have low self-esteem
And feel like a nobody
Don't try to get me on that same page 'cause I know that I am somebody
I AM SOMEBODY!!!!
Copyright © Nicole Monae | Year Posted 2007
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