The Femme Praytell

[Karissa Wieskamp]

All of this. All of this. 🌹

[Malcolm J McKinney]

I am not an Island

I'm not an island

I'm a woman

I'm a lover, I am a giver

I have sisters

I'm a woman

I'm not an island

I am not a piece of property

That you can or can't afford

I am not your trader's favorite stock

But I'm not to be ignored

I am strong within my boundaries

I am not your fair absurd

I'm the fount of our salvation

And I will have the final word

I'm not an island

I'm a woman

I'm a lover, I am a giver

I have sisters

I'm not an island

I'm a woman

I'm a lover, I am a giver

I have sisters

I'm a woman

I'm not an island

I am the mighty hurricane

That will beat upon your shores

I am a resurrection

I am knocking on your doors

Do you think that I am kidding

Do even think at all

While you play your favorite pastimes

And throw your favorite balls

I'm not an island

I'm a woman

I'm a lover, I am a giver

I have sisters

I'm a woman

I'm not an island

I am thriving in the sunlight

I am living my ballet

I will harken to that music

As I hear my sisters play

With one step for the future

And one for all mankind

We shall weave this dance together

And advance in pace and kind

I'm not an island

I'm a woman

I'm a lover, I am a giver

I have sisters

I'm a woman

I'm not an island

Malcolm J McKinney 2023