I am my own, never something you can hold
Bit by bit I built myself out of the broken pieces of the strong women who were crushed before my time
They wished for this, hoped for this, prayed for this woman that I have become
I owe it to them to be stronger than they could be
I am woman, forged in the fires of loneliness and heartache
I am woman, blessed by those who raised me to be my own property
I am woman, do not touch me