Dear World:

Why did you want me to stay in a box? Why did you say to me repeatedly that I was not afraid of you? Afraid of what just because we don’t agree on the same things, we don’t carry ourselves in the same manner, we weren’t raised alike my parents raised me and your parents raised you. You think I have an answer for all things and yet you feel that I don’t always need to respond. Let me say this I am me; I stand up for me, I protect me, sorry I am not passive, sorry I am not timid. You sometimes can knock me off my feet, have me spinning around what did I say this time, or should I have said it the way you preferred, no, no, I can’t we just agree to disagree. If not then I know I will fight you tooth and nail, not physically, not even verbally if you take me their pure silence will come over me. If we can talk and laugh on occasion than we should be able to meet each other in the middle.
I just want to me, and if I had to stand for you or with you it would be unbearable, because you continue to try to break me down, degrade or slander my character. How would you ever see the beautiful flower that I have become, the great creation that was molded. World we have no need to misunderstand each other if respect is put on our names, colorism, and racism erased a real fair share in the piece of this huge pie.
I am tired of fighting, let’s find a better way. How can we come up with a mutual understanding ceasing the misunderstanding? Looking forward to a more productive way, and positive outlook. Let us remove the negative aggression not you just wanting to point the finger at me all the time. Nope, if that is the case being misunderstood is who I will forever be, I MUST STAND FOR ME!

Thank you,
JoVonne
3/21/2025