I Am Somebody
By: Ronnie Sidney
September 2003


I Am Somebody. 
I am that somebody who came coming out of a man, 
Into some womans body.
Hadn't developed a right or left to bear arms,
But that didn't mean I was a nobody.
Unaware of circumstance,
My only liberty was to fight.
Despite my innate pursuit of happiness,
I'm still denied the right to life.
I Am Somebody.
I am the wind beneath your wings,
And the rock beneath your feet.
My job is not to sow genes,
But to bare productive seeds.
How can you treat me with such disrespect,
And call me a hoe or bitch.
Would you really kiss your mother with that mouth,
Or talk that way to your kids.
I Am Somebody.
I am that kid who was going to be somebody,
Until my little brother accidently burnt down our place.
It was when I went back in for my baby sister,
That the fire had begun melting my face.
I was lucky to survive that night,
But yet ungrateful for this second chance.
I was always taught sticks and stones break bones,
But until now,
I never understood the pain in a stare or glance.
I Am Somebody.
I am the one you call fat, big boned, or Tubby.
I hear the things you say behind my back, 
Like he'd be cute only if he wasn't so chubby.
But I got feelings to,
And I'm quite aware of my limitations.
But thanks for being so honest,
And I'll be sure to take your keen oberservations into consideration.
I Am Somebody.
I am what America considers Gay.
Just because of my sexual preference,
My family and friends cast me away.
I can't help it,
I was born that way ma,
What you want me to be unhappy.
I looked up to you as a child,
You was my momma and my daddy.
I Am Somebody.
I'm more than just a number in a cell,
Or some nigga from the projects.
Why you say sell dope,
Cause he to lazy and proud to work at a supermarket.
They don't understand what its like being poor, 
And marginalized by society.
But I ain't never care about half that shit,
I just wanted to be somebody.