Staying Strong

You have been lurking into my temple Doing not so nice things but still I am Strong trying to receive my wings I have been raped, cut, molested, and killed But still I live I have been harmed in many of ways Taken from my body day by day But still I survive I am a victim in this society But still I strive I have been desecrated and tortured for my women hood But I am still human One that has been born Torn through this emotion But still I am a child on this earth But I have been abused and taken from my worth I am terrified for my territory I am marked in this village of manipulation My dignity taken But still I thrive I reach out to tell others That you are blessed because You could be the one waking up with nothing left Your family, your friends, your body, your life Could just be taking away Or maybe you could be the one selling your body everyday just for your rights I am stereotyped, threaten, and abused My body has been walked over and reused If only you new I want knowledge but I have to ask I want to vote but I cant I have to live in this cage that I can’t escape But still I stand strong And I wait