Written Excerpt from:
Wonder Woman

For  Saundra Hall Vest

I've spent my life pretending
I was invincible unbeatable
The rock of Gibraltar
In the island of everybody's life
But my own

I've survived so many sad occasions
Disappointments and betrayals
I've learned how to
Weep without crying
How to endure death without dying
How to keep my face placid
In the face of countless crises

I've been a flag in the wind
Never torn down
Despite the downpour
I'm marched along stoicly
Singing loudly
Ain't gonna turn me
Ain't gonna turn me
Ain't nobody gon' turn ME around!

Because
Underneath my Just-pressed
Color-coordinated
Hardworking clothes
I always wore a cape