Brown Black and Lovely

BROWN BLACK AND LOVELY

Walking past a mirror, I catch a glimpse of something I fell in love with

Better yet, a glimpse of someONE I fell in love with

A self I fell in love with as a child that carries over today

Chocolatey brown goodness, ebony sweet as brownies fudged

Thick lips, soft and made for kissing, talking sweet everythings in your ear and your life

The big brown eyes you can easily become enamored with, intriguingly subtle

And that nose, lovely how it is wide, to take in the sweet smells of self-love!

And the 'fro puff! Geeked! Kinked by puffy, at the corner of black and wavy, it's rockin'

Beyond shapely, maybe portly, and pigeon-toed – yep, I'm fluff-ily walking around J

Rocking the fist, power to self and the people

The mean-mugging-ness that has made me me has also made me peculiar

Hard shell, soft inside

Dignity is within me, no matter how much they try to take it out of and from me

All the makings of me, this beautiful brown gal from the Dirty Dirty

Highly attracted to the beauty of brown and lovely

In love with myself and shades of my people all across the globe

From The Congo to India, Haiti to The Bronx

The heart of the matter is that I am beautiful, I am a reflection of beauty, and so are you

My heart bleeds love, every time I see lovely shades of us on TV, in photos, in person

Something about it makes my heart flutter, skip a beat, just want to run and give myself a hug

For, in you, I see myself – beauty, love, pride, creativity

Brown black and lovely, unite

 

Sincerely,
Alfreda
MA, Human Services, BS General Studies (Political Science, Recreation; English minor)

"Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths." Proverbs 3:5-6