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 Jan 2018 girl diffused
rose
gospel
 Jan 2018 girl diffused
rose
The way people perceive you isn't gospel
You're one of those flowers freckled alongside the highway
Always mistaken as a ****
 Jan 2018 girl diffused
mel
in a world this beauteous

words like
“pretty"
should be omitted
and replaced with
silence
closed eyes
and the humble understanding
that a fractal of All That Is
is All I Am

a divine sort of cosmic dividend
 Jan 2018 girl diffused
mel
i still think
i can see you in the clouds
and every time i blink
the colors of your
soul sing
out
 Jan 2018 girl diffused
mel
everything's changing
yet i'm here still remaining
growing stronger and gaining
my Light from what pained me
 Jan 2018 girl diffused
mel
(the)re is
something about the (way) they leave
that recalls (my)soul's eternities
something the (eyes can)not perceive
but is felt in every (hear)t that beats
i feel (you) all ~ c o l l e c t i v e l y
the way my eyes can hear you
 Jan 2018 girl diffused
mel
i am not one for making bets
but i bet your heart skipped too
when my soul recognized you
The experience of a black woman is one that can not be imitated
Although it is not always enough or even always reciprocated
Her heart is full of love, almost bursting out of her chest
And even when it gets tough, the black woman always tries her best
She longs for an equal who shares her level of intellect
Someone to listen to all her problems and attempt to put them in retrospect
The black woman often fears sharing any of her thoughts
For fear of being labeled the angry black woman, which she’s heard lots
Some black men refuse to date a black woman because of her attitude
But thank you to those strong black men that show them so much gratitude
Sometimes the black woman confidently wears her hair natural
The time she takes to detangle each curl is truly admirable
Other times she doubts her beauty as she is surrounded by Eurocentric guidelines
Men gawk at the beauty of those with straight long hair as she stands on the sidelines
Sometimes the black woman adores all of her god given features
But when she sees the women men covet she feels like an ugly creature
The black woman comes in all different sizes, shapes, and color
And instead of black women competing with one another
They must stand together and see the beauty in being black
So that they can truly understand that beauty is not something that they lack
My sisters, all of my black sisters, thank you for making me feel so human
Because no one understands the experience of black woman like a black woman.
tried to make me
spit her out
my
teeth
don't bleed
he took me
to
the
gallows
taught my words to breathe
she is still
in
my
mouth
blood dripping
from my sleeves
he
took me
?













...
..
.
you were the sun.
i was the moon.
you were the center of the universe.
i was designated to someone else.
you've got everything you need,
but i only needed you to breathe.
Grandma bound her feet
never once did she complain
she obeyed her mum
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