APRIL IS NATIONAL POETRY MONTH!
Today, I feature a poem celebrating the majestic and exquisiteness of a Beautiful Black Sister, written by a Revolutionary Brother and former Black Panther.
OBATUNDE
REVOLUTIONARY BLACK SISTER
Soft Black skin
Radiant Brown eyes
wooly black hair
Black is Beautiful,
Beautiful black sister
Majestic
Standing strong and alone
when others give up hope and die,
Exquisite in design
Natural in form
Beautiful black sister,
eyes toward freedom
Agile mind
Determined soul
And in your eyes,
the twinkling of the universe.
Beautiful black sister.
For centuries carrying burdens of
heartbreak
sorrow
pain
Mama Africa proud of you
Afro-princess,
Black-strong-soulful.
Beautiful black sister.
Freedom's near
Sorrow be gone tomorrow,
Brothers gett'n together now
No time to mourn
Work to be done - Freedom's near
Beautiful black sister.
Mama heard you crying again last
night,
No one else saw
Dewdrops trickling down your
tender cheeks,
or heard your muffled moans,
Allah has answered
Freedom's near.
Mama saw freedom yesterday,
out there among the stars and stuff
Daring, dashing 'bout the
heavens.
Like Bobby
dodging, ducking cars, billy-
clubs, bullets
Freedom's near
Beautiful black sister.
Mama tasted some sweet freedom
today,
wonder if it taste like
Fried chicken
Potato salad
and collards?
or maybe like
limas
cornbread
and knuckles?
Velvety black skin
Moist lips
Determined soul
Beautiful black sister,
Freedom's coming
Keep on pushing, keep on
struggling
Freedom's coming:
by any means necessary
Revolutionary black sister
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