Black girl, Black girl
tired, weighed down
arms heavy from carrying weight that isn’t yours
collapsing from bricks
that have been in bags
you never volunteered to hold.
Slow down. Breathe. Sit. Crawl. Walk.
You cannot afford to lose any piece of your peace.
Black girl, Black girl
flow, flow
like water
flow
keep gaining momentum
keep changing direction
(artwork by Charly Palmer)
Black girl, Black girl
you were made for this world whose weight
will never outweigh you
Gather your strength
from your mothers mother
and the mothers before her
who weren't afraid
to silence those
soliciting for our sanity
Black girl, Black girl
release, reset, resurface
ready for the war
you were intentionally born into.
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