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The Poetic Word

Dear Black Woman Pt 1

BY GLORIA O’KOYE

You deserve more love than you receive 

From this world 

Especially from your own kind

 

Grandmother of nations 

That became countless like the

Planets & the moons, 

They need to humble themselves

Give their appreciation,

To the womb that gave them the gift of life 

 

Your back…

Decorated with paintings of war,

A lonely road of a resilient soul

Even though your inner cries

Seek out the protection 

From the ones that you 

Wouldn’t hesitate to jump in front for

 

Your are a definition 

Of what vow-like love is

Some may scold that it’ll be the downfall 

Because of how big your heart is

We all know that kind of love is too rare 

And no one deserves it,

But you still lovingly give 

 

The Enemies placed their hands 

To silence you,

But little did they know

You are the top fighter 

You wasn’t going to back down

 

You have shown them 

Your needs and wants,

In the tongue of mankind

But they still didn’t understand

So why would you expect

The world be served to you on a golden platter?

 

Even though

We all know

That you should be given a robe made of every star in the galaxies,

Presented to you 

On diamond encrusted plate

With nations far and wide 

Bowing down,

Need to stop looking the other way

 

Black Woman 

Your power 

Intimidates them

We have fought too many civil wars

When the serpents of this world declared

There’ll be no mercy

 

Trying to separate 

Because a full unison, 

Would lead to a clear

Solid victory!

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