Alright, so this is the poem I wrote and recited at the 2008 AKA Debutante Hobby Talent Tea. (SHOUT OUT TO ALL MY LOVELY LADIES- DEBS '08!!!)I got inspiration from the My Black is Beautiful campaign BET was having. Check it.
My black is beautiful
Like the way the sun shines in the morning
Like the way the evening sounds when the sun goes down
Like the way love feels when it's a one of a kind
Like meeting my grandmother for the first time
My eyes see the smile in her eyes and our eyes both realize that we're connected.
Much more than the eye can see.
Time passes through me as I grab hold of her hands.
Slowly massaging her memories of ancestry
Those hands tell a story of love , patience, diligence, and bonds of sisterhood
Those hands tell of the lives I never could.
My black was my past.
My black is my present
As I look into the mirror, the reflection of my ocular attention leaves me breathless.
Switchin' my hips from side to side
Who said I wasn't cute?! They lied! Please.
I could hurt somebody with these!
And give a warm embrace at the same time. That's how well I shine.
My soul is more beautiful than any make-up can make-up, and that's proof.
I'm trying to say this nicely without hurting anyone's feelings, but I can't cover the truth.
My black is beautiful.
It can not be concealed, contained, hidden or retained. I am not ashamed to say that..my black is beautiful
From the tips of my toes to the curve of my hair follicles
To that funny little dance I do, to my golden hue.
From my audacious personality to the skin you see.
My black is bold enough to stand up in the face of adversity.
Carrying my head up high and having limits that go beyond sky.
My black is beautiful
My black is phenomenal like
Marian Anderson
Maya Angelou
Mary McLeod –Bethune
Madam C.J. Walker
Cleopatra
Nefertiti
Shirley Chisholm
Dorothy Dandridge
Hattie McDaniel
Ella Fitzgerald
My Black is sensational like
Lorraine Hansberry
Bille Holiday
Lena Horne
Zora Neale Hurston
Fannie Lou Hamer
Mahailia Jackson
My black is exceptional like
Coretta Scott King
Rosa Parks
4 little girls
Bettsie Smith
So journer Truth
Harriet Tubman
Cicely Tyson
Alice Walker
Ida B. Wells
Phillis Wheatly
Oprah Winfrey
Sarah Vaughn
My black is strong.
Redefining strength in a myriad of ways
From artistry, technology, cosmetology, photography, medicine, media
My black's got more definitions than an encyclopedia
Question is, is the world ready to learn?
Cuz My black is where its at as far as I'm concerned.
So lets take our pens and make our mark on the minds of the naïve so that they'll believe that their black is beautiful too.
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