Do you know who I am?
Nerissa Brobbey. 14. Ghana
What do you think of me?
You think I am lazy
because you haven't seen me work.
You think I am greedy
because you haven't seen me give
You think I am stupid
because you haven't seen me wondering
You think I am worthless
because you haven't seen my talent.

So!
Do you know who I am?
I am an African daughter.
Living in the hot desert
or some tropical paradise.
And I ask you...
Have you even seen the crimson sun
soar above the horizon?
Have you ever seen the dense forests
speak or sing to the wooden drums?
Have you ever seen the aesthetic hand of the
waves,
shape the shoreline.
Have you?
I know I have,
because I am an African daughter.
So!
do you know who I am?