I'm Here

A few years ago I read Alice Walker's The Color Purple. I thought it was a good book. And a few years later I saw it on Broadway. I really liked the soundtrack. There's one song, "I'm Here," that particularly spoke to me. It is about courage, and strength, and resiliency, and self-love. I love it. I sometimes think of it as my anthem. Here it is.

I got my children

I can't hold them now

They may not be here

But they still mine

I hope they know I still love them

Got my house

It still keep the cold out

Got my chair when my body can't hold out

Got my hands doing good like they supposed to

Showing my heart to the folks that I'm close to

I got my eyes though they don't see as far now

They see more about how things really are now
I'm gonna take a deep breath

I'm gonna hold my head up

I'm gonna put my shoulders back

And look you straight in the eye

I'm gonna flirt with somebody when they walk by

I'm gonna sing up, sing up

I believe I have inside of me everything that I need to live a bountiful life

With all the love alive in me

I'll stand as tall as the tallest tree

Yes, I'm thankful for each day that I'm given

Both the easy and hard one's I'm living

But most of all I'm thankful for loving who I really am

I'm beautiful

Yes, I'm beautiful

And I'm here