Poem: I Am a Warrior

Hey family. This was posted on the Facebook page and it’s so apropos that I had to share it with everyone.

I AM A WARRIOR

(Dedicated to all sickle cell warriors)

By Nana Kofi Acheamfour and Kerry Lewis

I AM A WARRIOR.
The road to success may be rough,
But I will never fall.
For every situation, I WILL stand tall.
Crisis and disappointment will not discourage me,
at all.

I AM A WARRIOR.
I may stumble along the way,
But in myself I shall always believe,
I will not let the pain and fatigue
Stand in the way of all that I can achieve

I AM A WARRIOR.
The battle chose me,
But it is not Mine.
With my Savior and family beside me
I will continuously shine.

Today, I may be down and in pain,
But know that tomorrow I shall rise again.
I may sometimes have weaker feet,
but I will never ever retreat.
With courage and determination,
I will reach my destination

Because…… I AM A WARRIOR!

SC Warrior

5 Comments

  1. oladapo on May 17, 2011 at 11:48 am

    This is so on point



  2. etta carter on June 14, 2011 at 7:04 am

    Hello Everyone:

    how are you doing today. good I hope I wanted to let you know I have written a book and it will be published soon I wanted to share it with everyone. i will let you know something by the end of the week. have a good day.



  3. Kerry Lewis on February 18, 2012 at 3:22 pm

    I am happy that the poem was so well received. It came to be after I asked Nan Kofi, via the sickle cell warrior facebook page, to write a poem for my then 7 yr old son to recite at his elementary school oratorical competition last year. He did so and sent me his product, which I tweaked and added to to come up with the poem you have above. I wanted my son, who has sickle cell disease and all with the disease, to know that there is nothing that he cannot accomplish….that yes, he may have setbacks, but he will overcome them. By the way, he came in second place in the oratorical competition.



  4. nana kofi Acheamfour on May 25, 2012 at 9:47 am

    WOW!!! I’M SO HAPPY THAT TOSIN AND KERRY MADE THE POEM VERY UNIQUE.KERRY SON INSPIRED ME TO WRITE IT. I SALUTE YOU ALL FOR ACCEPTING IT. LETS HELP TO TAME SICKLE CELL. GOD BLESS YOU



  5. Cassandra on June 13, 2012 at 8:43 pm

    I am called by all who know me…. Cassandra, I was n formed of this sight by a friend. Don’t know what 2 do. I long 2 express myself…. But my silence screams out. So here I’ll sit. speaking voiceless.I live with the breath of heated death. Upon the hollow tip lies the Vampaires kiss. I am Sick 2 the Cell…. Come now …. Do let us feed the with hands…. 4 u know that one will……….
    Man I told u That I didn’t know what 2 say I am full of less than hope.



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