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Yes… we are Queens.

Yes… we are Wonder Women.

Yes… we are Marilyn Monroes.

But we are also family, yes. Sisters and brothers, friends and the faithful.

We are also mothers and fathers… with our babies and children, our hope for the future.

We have our homes and our community and the shelter they provides us and the shelter we can share with others.

Yes.

We have our hearts and minds and eyes and understanding of our purpose, here and now.

Yes.

We are God’s rainbow people -- all the shades and diverse colors and talents that God has made us to be.

We are the seeds of life,... we are the seeds of love, a deeper love, a love that God has given us from within.

This is our time, right now to be who we are.

To be here … just as we are.

To be beautiful as God has made us beautiful right now
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©2014 Len Richardson, NYC