Dear Black Beauty

[Dee Miller]

Yes, @Pioneer1 this, too, may fit under Poetree, but with all the discussions about my people and about me, I felt that this is also fitting in this forum as I express my obsession with black people.   I agree that you love who you love.  I LOVE black and I LOVE my Black Girl Magic, and I REFUSE to let stereo-types and misrepresentations about me and my people brought upon by the, " How to Make a Slave" brainwashing tactics, that were forced upon my ancestors, keep me in a place of acceptance that is not of my own free-thinking and knowing better.

 

This is for you, Black Beauty. 

 

Dear Black Beauty,

 

My love for you runs to the ends of the earth because I understand your heart.  I understand how deeply you love; how committed you are to family; that when you do get angry, I know that it comes from feelings that you hold inside to keep the peace.  But, girlfriend, when you smile, the whole world dances. 

 

You have that spirit that gives you the courage to withstand all obstacles.  That spirit that measures your woman-hood, and defies defeat - that spirit in which your mother’s breasts nourished you for what’s to come, shines through.  

 

I watch in awe of at your bravery, and  I fall in love with you over and over again.  My sista, the next time you look in the mirror, stand tall, stand proud, stand beautiful.

 

Proudly show those curvy hips, those beautiful lips, that amazing kinky hair, that brown skin.   Then, look to the right and smile even bigger, maybe even wink, then walk on by, gracefully. 

 

p.s.  Never change.