BLACK WOMAN

Mr. Africa Poetry Lounge!

The fullness of my lips
Curvature of my hips
Straight down my back
then dip
That pretty brown round
Going down, down
I am a black woman
The texture of my hair
Do I dare go there?
Relaxed or naturally kinky
I can't please society
Short, long or braided
Still I am hated
I am a black woman
The manner in which I speak
Out spoken, never meek
Articulate slang
How I do my thang
Label it Ebonics
yet EVERYONE is on it
I am a black woman
My lover my friend
Stick by me till the end
Break offs hella propa
sho nuff a show stoppa
My struggle you can back
For you are my man black
I am a black woman

Written by Chanel Vann Tillman

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