I chose to love you when I saw your reflection
racing across time.
In the eyes of Makunda of the South.
In the passion of Isis.
In the strength and wisdom of Nzingha.
In the soaring spirit of Harriet Tubman.
In the visions of Mary McCleod Bethune.
In Nikki Giovanni's voice and prose.
In Maya's majesty.
In Toni's nobility.
In Sarah Vaughn's smile and song.
In Lena, Nancy, Gladys, Aretha, Nina
and Patti.
All caring carrying and living the life force of our first mother Eve and our motherland.
I chose to love you
because you are me and I am you
and together we are all
True Black Madonnas.

C.2001 from ,That'll Do by M.Bennett Hooper.

M. is me Bennett is my father and Hooper is my husband. the two most important men in my life.