Hummingbird Ass

My mother always told me growing up

“Don’t let your humming bird ass get

Your alligator mouth in trouble”

I never thought anything about it then

I took it as a warning not to say what is on my mind~

There are people in society who stay “in line”

Those who don’t care to draw attention to issues

People who are afraid to be in the spotlight

I am simply an outspoken woman

I am straightforward and boldly confident

I speak out when I see an unwarranted wrong

I am me, and when I speak up to offend wrongdoers

To keep them from continuing to do wrong

Unreasonable authorities feel they must stop me

These influential people see me as a threat

I act on my conscience and say what I must

If some don’t like my boisterousness…..

I feel there will be waters that will be rough~

They can do their best to keep me down

But I will always be me….

I will not sway from my God given strength

I fear if intimidators want me to be meek

They are up for a battle against my will

Because I am proud to be me

And I will never change my ways~

So my mother may have been a meager woman

Doing what she was expected and staying in line

She tried teaching me not to rock the boat

By egregiously keeping me under control

I am not her…. I am a hummingbird all grown~