I WAS LYING NEXT TO YOU
AS WE TRAVELED TO A WORLD UNKNOWN
CHAINED AND WHIPPED
FAR FROM HOME
REMEMBER ME?
I WAS AT YOUR SIDE
AS WE WERE BEING SOLD
AND STRIPPED OF OUR PRIDE
REMEMBER ME?
I WAS RUNNING BESIDE YOU AS
WE ESCAPED
SCARED BUT DETERMINED TO
CONTROLL OUR OWN FATE
REMEMBER ME?
I WAS THE ONE NEXT TO YOU
AS WE MARCHED AND PROTESTED
IN THE STREET I FELT OUR PAIN
AS THE STICKS POUNDED US TO
OUR FEET
REMEMBER ME?
YOU DONT HAVE TO REMEMBER
MY NAME
BUT WHEN YOU REMEMBER LOVE
REMEMBER ME?
THE BLACK WOMAN
Written by Lakesha L. Robinson
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