So Much!

Good morning, all. 

Sometimes people will look for 

Excuses to not like you at all 

And they often wish with all their hearts

 To see you take a fall.

About me, people often say

"She thinks she is so much!"

But what those people do not know

Or just plain fail to see

Is the fact that what they perceive 

As arrogant independence is 

Jesus' touch in me.

He didn't give me sisters

Like most of you have

Instead, He gave me independence

Coupled with faith and a little tenacity

So that I could do the task

That has been laid out for me

In all of its complexity.

What you have perceived

As my "assumed superiority" 

Has made you decide to try to turn 

The tables of fate against me.

Should I obey God or should I choose

To try to please man...

Don't know about you

But "imma"  do everything that I can

While I can; that is the part that "So Much" 

(i.e., my love for the Lord) plays in my life

Hoping to hear my Lord say

"In spite of the obstacles that

Were put in her way

For me she still ran

And she did not let her walk

Be deterred by any woman or man."

To Ponder:

1. What is the primary and secondary feeling tone of this poem? Explain your answer with citations from the poem.
2. What part does tenacity play in this poem?
3. How would you guess, if you had to, that heaven feels about this poem? About the poet? Substantiate please.

Doing What I Can, 

While I Can

Alma Jones

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