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Can somebody tell me what a real black woman is
Shit, it seems to me like every person got their own interpretation
Shit, I think the past defines the present, and determines the future
So, on that note
Harriet tubman
She had to be a real black woman
Rosa Parks
Another real black woman
Deborah Sampson
My momma
Definitely a real black woman
You see I think people got a fucked up depiction of the black woman
She ain’t angry all the time
JUST AT TIMES
She is not a tempermental bitch
But she can be a bitch at times
#1 rule- DON’T PUSH HER
Cause like a chameleon
She will change, quick, before a blank of an eye.
Absent fathers
Stress, Pressures,
Continuous undeserving disrespect
All key factors in her transformation.
Black woman
We’re stubborn and determined
Loving
beautiful
absolutely every bit of spiritual
magnificent creations of god
super natural
powerful
miracle-workers
We make a dollar out 15 cents
A meal out of rice and hotdogs
And a home out of a shack
We make miracles
Doctors out of impoverished homes
Scientist out of disadvantaged children
Equality in a world of injustice
Men out of society’s disappointment
We make lawyers out under-funded public schools
Generations of award-winning mothers out of motherless children
Shit, fatherless children too
We make Oprah Winfrey, Condeelza Rice, Will Smith, Sean Combs, Whoopie Golberg, Beyonce, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, Biggie Smalls, Malcolm X
We make Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott, Farakon, Jay-Z, W.E.B. Dubois
And the list continues
So before you judge my attitude
Shit, consider what hell I’ve been through
And if you can careless about me
Damnit, care about what my ancestors endured to get me where I am today
And how they paved the way for my soon to come success
Thank you for thinking of me before my existence
Thank you for withstanding those whippings
Thank you for running away and fighting a battle that seemed un winnable
Thank you for enduring the agony of theft by taking of a child
Thank you for going to jail to legitimize my freedom
My freedom was not given to me
My ancestors earned it
We, well-rooted people, are most interesting in this land of America
so diverse
Different colors, backgrounds, beliefs, morals, religions,
We are a special species put on this earth to be a living display that the battle
the battle is sometimes already won
That everything in life may not make sense at the time, but God has a plan
That it may not happen when you want it, but it (blessings) will be right on time
That my God is a living god
That no weapons formed against me shall prosper
So, I scream! I protest!
Thank you
Your lost
Tears
Blood
Flesh
Cries
Did not go unheard
We, generations after you, hear them everyday
In the ever so common racial disadvantaged workplace
Police brutality
Political dominance
Sterotypes
Gang violence
Necessary Affirmative Action
Racial profiling
Discrimination
We feel your pain
At least once in a black woman’s life
We feel your pain
We appreciate and acknowledge your epic
Your story
Your struggle
You.
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Wow Comika.
This is an excellent write. I really enjoyed reading this. It's like a rant, getting everything off your shoulders that you've been dying to say, and you did it so well. It's spiritual, full of emotion, images, and honesty.
One of my favorite parts:
"We make a dollar out 15 cents
A meal out of rice and hotdogs
And a home out of a shack"
i really appreciate your comments. yeah girl I have been holding that in for a long time. I had to get it out! and no one rally want to hear about the things I'd been feeling , so I wrote it. Thanks
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Comika (I've never heard that name before, what's the background, do you know?)
This is so passionately expressed and I can hear your screaming… yes, I am glad you were able to write it out and get it off your chest. Some of the most important lines in this for me were:
That everything in life may not make sense at the time, but God has a plan
That it may not happen when you want it, but it (blessings) will be right on time
That my God is a living God
That no weapons formed against me shall prosper
This tells me that despite the hardships we are going through today, we will come out triumphant in the end…it is a very encouraging and uplifting piece, and I hope that you yourself are a recipient of that affirmation and encouragement each time you read it back.
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Comika I hear you.... And hon never stop shouting it. People are People... inside we are all the same, bleed the same, feel the same.. Our bodies are just the envelope... the letter within is the soul. I have never heard of people picking and being picky about what color envelope they want. I have the greatest respect for your ancestors .. and the battle they waged for freedom. I wish to God that people would learn... we are all one ......HUMANS.
This was a very very good write. I gave it 5 stars.
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yes, I am glad you were able to write it out and get it off your chest. Some of the most important lines in this for me were:
