Do You See Me?

Tiffanie Shanks

Group Leader

West Ohio

Do you see me?

Standing here in front of you.

Look into my eyes.

What do you see?

Me?

Or how society portrays my kind?

When you see me, please

Don’t see what society tells you

See that I stand on the strength of my people

Embrace the strength of our legacy.

Vanity cannot reside in their story

Their suffering

Their fight

Their future

So intricately bound to mine

Do you see it in my eyes?

Our legacy.

Your legacy.