i am not passive
i do not fear the volume of my voice
i do not shake when i state my opinion
and i do not whimper when someone disagrees
i was not raised as a lady
but as a dragon
forged in fire and taught that
genius is ingrained inside the marrow of my bones
and there isn't a human alive that could take that from me
i do not sit back
and allow another to take from me
what is rightfully mine
i will fight with every fiber of my insides to remain whole and unbroken
i will not succumb and i will not falter
i am small
but i can move mountains