Don’t Underestimate Me

Don’t underestimate
Me
She said
As people
Often do.
There’s strength
In the broken
Places.
People are quick
To judge
In the terms
Of things they
Think
I Cannot do.
Don’t Underestimate
She said
The way people
So often do
I’m stronger than
You think,
More determined too.
People tend
To see
What they want
To see
Or maybe it’s
The way they
Think society
Sees me,
But I don’t fit
Into a nice little
Box,
And I won’t
Fit neatly
Into some category.
Don’t underestimate
Me
She said
I’m stronger
Than you think.
© Michelle R Kidwell
March.13.2021