By Berita Nibigira
I still want to be this woman when I grow up!
I vow to spend a lifetime learning how
to bring out her best version
undefined by men
but guided by her Creator!
Fully aware of her past and present,
pain and fear,
mistakes and regrets,
doubts and distrust,
shortcomings and dejections,
she is still the one I want to be.
Her relentlessness,
resilience, and
resourcefulness
are inspiring and fill me with so much hope!
Her pliable spirit,
ready to acknowledge human frailty,
willing to accept redemption and its responsibility,
is a powerful language
taught by Unseen Beings,
but woefully understood and spoken by a few.
Daily reminded of the unforgiving circumstances of her pedigree,
shadowed by meager birth rights,
she has accepted the maim-ness of societies,
but is filled with hope as she labores from dawn to dusk
to metamorphose into an astonishment.
She is propelled by her faith,
while trusting in divine intervention,
relying on her raison d’être.
Be blessed the many staircases
she shall climb
to reach greater heights.
Considering all,
still, I want to be her when I grow up.
I vow to spend a lifetime learning how
to bring out her best version,
undefined by men,
but guided by her Creator!
