A strong woman : a poem

She asks, “Have you ever been so happy that you cry?”

She sits, moving the food around her plate

Wearing a pink panther tshirt and pink lipstick

Telling me she cried three times today

Here in Kenya

We stood feet away from leopards, lions, and cheetahs

Close enough to see the muscle definition and force

We felt the wind against our skin and the sun warming our faces

We watched the sun set with a thousand colors

We bounced, jolted, moved with the land cruiser

Thrilled at the stretch of land, green and yellow

She is traveling alone. She left Saudi Arabia at age 14

For Cairo, Egypt

For a better life with Tom Hanks, yoga, and card games

She drops her head shyly to break out in a smile

That changes her whole entire demeanor

To a warrior.