Thursday, September 12, 2013
MY BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL
My black is beautiful
My black is powerful
My black is more exquisite
than a pink diamond
Nestled in the Amazon
No matter your shade,
Be it:
Almond, butter, mahogany
Covered by grace
The brilliant hue of you
No need to be morbidly blue
moca, coffee, chocolate,
Wonderful work of art
from finish to start
God be praised for the
wonderful creation He made
Midnight, caramel, charcoal,
Confident enough to fly solo
Olive oil, licorice, cocoa
Hold up the mirror,
Poised with finesse
Impenetrable force of power
Command and impress
Bodacious Bella,
Everywhere you go,
Turning heads,
On key, rocking notes acapella
Ebony brown skin
A classic style that’s always in
Born to wear the royal crown
Like a diva on the runway
Stand up straight,
emerge from the shadows,
It’s time to take your place,
Shame from the past be erased
My black is beautiful
My black is powerful
My black is more exquisite
than a pink diamond
Nestled in the Amazon
One final lesson, in this masterpiece
Our history is not our destiny
slavery has skewed our mentality
be not deceived by sensationalized media
promoting that which is controversial
to keep you and I adversarial
Seeking identity in the name of a purse
Hearts filled with envy creating ancestral blasphemy
when will it ever end
mind games oh how trivial
who’s a 1 who’s a 10
instead of celebrating our beauty
we build up walls of disunity
Our black is beautiful
Our black is powerful
Our black is more exquisite
Than a pink diamond
Nestled in the Amazon
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