Lioness- Hear me Roar

DO YOU KNOW HOW IT FEELS

TO BE IN SO MUCH PAIN

THIS DISEASE CALLED SICKLE CELL

IT’S VERY HARD TO EXPLAIN

EVERY PATIENT WITH HIS OWN DIFFERENT TALE

SOMETIMES THE PAIN COMES

FROM OUT OF NOWHERE

AND ALL I CAN DO IS

THINK OF HOW IT'S SO UNFAIR

ALL I CAN SO IS SCREAM AND YELL

OTHER TIMES ALL I CAN DO IS WHIMPER

THE LOOK IN MY MOTHER’S EYES

TEARS GATHERING AS SHE HOLDS ME

WILLING TO TAKE UP THE PAIN UPON HERSELF

MY FATHER LEAVES UNABLE TO WITHSTAND MY SCREAMS

HE SITS OUTSIDE IN THE WARD

MY SISTER SAYS HE BLAMES HIMSELF

SOMETIMES I BLAME HIM TOO

SOMETIMES I FORGET

UNTIL ANOTHER PAIN EPISODE ARISES

WITH EACH YEAR

THE CRISIS HAS REDUCED

BUT THE PAIN; I HATE TO THINK OF IT

I DREAD IT

I DON’T KNOW WHAT TOMMORROW BRINGS

WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT 

JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE SICKLE CELL

DOES NOT MEAN YOU CANNOT EXCELL

JUST BECAUSE THEY SAY YOU CAN'T

WORK HARDER TO SHOW THEM YOU CAN

JUST BECAUSE THEY SAY YOU HAVE A SHORT LIFESPAN

LIVE YOUR LIFE AND PUT IMPRINTS ON THE SANDS OF TIME

 AND IF YOU DO THINGS RIGHT

KNOW THAT GOD WILL ALWAYS HAVE YOUR BACK

I AM A LIONESS, HEAR ME ROAR!