I see my futurenow not as somethingintangible like a dream,but like a boatmeeting landafter time spent at sea,a destination I will reach.

If I were a manI might not wear the cloakof anonymity.

I cannot be assured ofexactly what I createdbe it madness and monsteror beauty and light.

Perhaps it is easierFor othersTo believe in youThan it isTo believeIn yourself.

Give me the strength to lead, for I fear otherwise we may hang ourselves.

Give me the strength to leaf, for I fear otherwise we may hang ourselves.

I understand now my final purpose--through my words and deedsto inspire othersto find hope and strengthto speak and act.The girls who fearthe fire inside themselves,I burned for them.

Learning to be a lady / is like learning / to live within a shell, / to be a crustacean encased / in a small white / uncomfortable world.