Growing up in a world as African-American women can be a struggle and very changeling especially not having a role model and an example to live by. In the poem, "Won't You Celebrate with Me," by Lucille Clifton shows us the courage and conviction of a woman in a hostile environment. When she asked, “What did I see to be except myself?” The only thing she could see in herself is only being nothing more than what society was making her; she was a black woman. Beside her struggles, she wanted to celebrate what she made her life into. When she says, "my one hand holding tight my one hand," she is talking about praying. I believe she means always keep God first and never stop praying. Through the trails and tribulation she wants us all to celebrate
