The World We Live In

Terry

At a young age I was told I can do whatever I put my mind to,

So I made sure I always followed my goals and dreams.

I became an owner of a company that benefits others,

Giving back to society is what’s important to me.

This world is a tough place and I found where I fit in,

I knew that giving back to others was my passion.

I had to pay the price for my goals and dreams,

People always told me the world is just a cold place.

I was told that I can’t save the whole world,

That was never my intention, I just wanted to impact who I can.

There were so many passions that I had growing up,

Choosing one was something that would be hard to do.

I educated myself and my hard work paid off,

Becoming the owner of my own company a year ago.

In a tough business world, people are judgmental as it is,

I knew that being a woman would make it even harder.

Walking into business meetings with a bunch of men,

They never expect to see me walking into a conference room.

People see my name Terry as the CEO of the company,

And automatically think that it is a man who owns the company.

Until they go onto LinkedIn and see a woman’s face,

Then the mindsets change and the comments start coming.

 Like a woman can’t own and run a company of her own,

Or what did she do to get to where she was.

No, there weren’t any illegal activities or sexual activities,

Why can’t a woman work hard enough to get to where she is?

Men aren’t asked these questions when they have a position of power,

So why do women have to deal with that on a consistent basis?

We get all of these stigmas and sexist comments coming from others,

When are we going to get to a place where we aren’t judged?