I am a grain of sand on the beach, a drop of water in the ocean.
I am unnoticed by the world.
I am strong, for my shoulders hold the weighted responsibility of my family.
I am just a girl whose ebony skin reflects the sun during sweltering afternoons.
I am someone who thrives on curiosity by consuming the knowledge stored in any precious literature.
I am a scrawny girl because of the merciless weeks without food, leaving only the skin on my bones.
I am weary after the countless hours in the night that I am restless because of my pleading stomach.
I am a girl who wishes on the stars outside each night, foolishly hoping for clean water and a big princess castle to call home.
I am resilient for I walk to town each day with only a never-ending dirt path road to guide me.
I am longing for the sweet taste of fruit that has been stolen from the trees around me.
I am a panther in the night, fighting alone to survive.
I am just a girl whose aspirations soar high only to fall back down to Earth.
I am able to imagine the thriving, vivid flowers even though the land for miles is arid.
I am unable to truly see the world that lies beyond these African plains.
I am a young girl who aspires to be a writer.
I am a girl with a dream and the day will come when I reach it.