I want you to walk in the confidence of your past Never to be counted last By mainstream society nor anyone I want you to always know And never doubt that you are A vision of beauty With ebony skin, brown eyes, Thick, curly hair, and a heart That is pure gold Magnified like the light of the sun Bright and ever powerful I want you to accept your plight In this world like a heroine or woman warrior And always remember That God doesn’t make mistakes And He won’t give you anything That you can’t handle I want you to exceed even your own expectations And know there are no impossibilities For you in this world That all things are possible for this girl Through God who strengthens you I want you to know that you will never walk alone on this Earth No matter your triumphs or tribulations When you feel you can’t take another step Have faith that God isn’t threw with you yet And that your ancestor angels are forever with you I want you to realize that no matter what you choose to do Your people will always progress or regress with you So take great care in what you decide to do I want you to never sacrifice your value nor your virtue And above all, if you remember nothing else I’ve told you I want you to always know That no matter what, like God’s love, my love Is unconditional And I will always and forever love you! From "Food for the Soul" available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble & Author House