She sits there With flaws on her body She sits there Hair on her legs making a little garden of roses She sits there Volcanoes on her face Looking like they are about to erupt Yet she manages to maintain balance and equality inside Well sometimes She sits there Carelessly Yet still with care for the world and everyone, everything, in it She sits there Still With a tornado spinning the thoughts in her head Making her deal with it because clicking ruby red heals doesn't make the problems go away She sits there Clutching the cross around her neck Mumbling prayers A cloud releasing small raindrops She sits there Being an ally, A friend, The person that listens when no one else does, She waits for you to tie your shoe while everyone else walks away. But she is also the one left behind on the sidewalk She still sits there Knowing how others treat her But not letting that reflect negatively on how she treats others She sits there And look at that, With a smile on her face, She continues to grow, Nothing prohibits her from moving forward, She is unstoppable, She is beautiful, She is grace, She is laughter, She is sunshine, She is light, The light that awakens the dark, The light that makes the moon shine, She is everything and more. She sits there Being radiant Being herself She sits there Knowing who she wants to be and what it takes to get there She sits there Patiently She sits there Being me I am Sitting there