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BLACK
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This is a poem about loving yourself and being proud of who you are, hope you enjoy it.
BLACK-BY MOUNT ZINAI WITH DARK BROWN SKIN AND I'M NOT REALLY THIN WITH DARK BROWN EYES THAT SIGNIFIES WHO AM I? SOFT LONG DREADLOCKS FROM HERE TO HERE PEOPLE SEE ME AND THEY STOP AND STARE WHY? I ASK MYSELF IS IT BECAUSE I AM NOT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE? THICK THIGHS AND CHILD BEARING HIPS ALSO BIG, BEAUTIFUL JUICY LIPS WHICH LETS YOU KNOW WHERE I AM FROM NOT JUST AN AFRICAN DESCENDENT BUT ALSO MY BEAUTIFUL MUM THEY HID PARTS OF OUR HISTORY, LIKE THE FACTS AND TRY TO POISON OUR MINDS, TO STOP US RETRACING OUR TRACKS ALL NEGATIVE THINGS SAID SOME PEOPLE LET THE LIES GET INNA THEIR HEAD ON THE TV, NOTHING BUT 'POOR' PEOPLE SHOWN SO THAT WE CAN SIT BACK AND DENY OUR VERY OWN EVEN THOUGH I AM PHYSICALLY HERE MY SPIRIT AND MIND ARE OVER THERE I WILL NOT LEAVE MOTHER AFRICA ALONE AS I WAS ORIGINALLY TAKEN FROM MY BEAUTIFUL HOME ALL THESE THINGS WILL NOT CHANGE THE WAY I FEEL AND ACT AS I AM, AND WILL ALWAYS BE PROUD TO BE NOT URBAN, NOT BROWN BUT BLACK copyright(C) 2008 Mount Zinai All Rights Reserved

Reviewed by Peter Paton

Reviewed on July 17, 2011

You must never forget where you sprang from my beloved sister in Jah
You love runs deep for the Motherland and Jah. Never lose your connection to God, and grow stronger in your faith each day.
" All is as it seems "

Love and Blessings

Peter

Reviewed by Chijike Ndukwu

Reviewed on October 14, 2010

This is a very thought provoking poem my dear black sister.It was just very understandable and I assure you it makes lots of meaning to me. I am also proud to be from mother Africa.