Juana

I Am A Strong Woman

I am a strong woman

you can see the fire

burning in my eyes

it's not the strength

of a powered muscle

but the hand that is feeding my soul

I am a strong woman

that sees beyond the veil

walking on clouds

as a virtue

they become my cushion

my syllables of words unspoken

carriage of believes

carousel of rainbows

painted upon my heart

become the seal of my energy

I am a strong woman

I stand between the two poles

darkness and light

my arms extended to keep them straight

might comes from most powerful source

I don't rely on the potency of the flesh

that weakens me with every pore

the power within my only authority

so vivid and immense

remains

I am a strong woman

by Kasia Fedyk

I picked this poem because it describes Juana. Everything in the story she was put through made her a stronger women. I think she was the strongest in the whole book. She stuck but Kino's side through everything. Though they had some struggles and weren't there selfs when they had found the pearl. Juana didn't leave when Kino hit her, and she didn't leave when they lost everything including there baby.