my broad shoulders

Someone once told me that my shoulders are broader than anyone's so I should stand up tall, stand up straight, stand up proud. I don't know when she said that my shoulders are broad, if she meant it literally because indeed, my shoulders are broader than on an average girl with my body build but these words, I take to heart every day.

These words ring clear in my head every time I feel down. As I get ready to face the hostile world, I pause, square my shoulders and take that first brave stride with a deep breath. It becomes easier to walk forward then. It becomes easier to look ahead then.

I wait to become the girl, whom you will see and notice her and say, "That girl, she walks with confidence."