ONLY A BLACK WOMAN
Can wear the hell out of spandex
Can raise a
doctor, a world class athlete
and an A+ student in an environment
deemed
by society as dysfunctional,
broken underprivileged And disenfranchised.
Can heat a whole house in the winter
without help from the gas company.
Can go from the boardroom to the block
and "keep it real" in both
places.
Can slap the taste out of your mouth.
ONLY A BLACK WOMAN
Can put a Black man and his non-Black date
on pins
and needles just
by walking into the room.
Can live below poverty level
and yet set fashion trends
Can fight two struggles everyday
and make
it look easy
Can make a child happy on Christmas day
even if he didn't
get a thing
Can be admired and fantasized
about by men of other races
Can be 75 years old and look 45.
ONLY A BLACK WOMAN
Can make other women want
to pay plastic surgeons
top
$$$ for physical features
she was already born with.
ONLY A BLACK WOMAN
can be the mother of civilization.
