My Black is Beautiful - A Poem by Dannette Brooks

MY BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL

My black is beautiful. My black is strong. 

My black protects me from the sun all day long. 

I don't wrinkle, I don't crack. I am that way because I am black. 

I have endured the worst that they've unleashed on me. 

I turn the other cheek because I know I am free. 

I don't need to fight, I don't need to worry because my black is beautiful it gives me courage. 

Don't put me down. Don't get me wrong. My black will shield me from all of your wrong. 

I see you now. I see you today. My black has great purpose and I am on my way. 

I will show you who I am. I promise I will. 

I will show you every day the strength of my will. 

My black is beautiful I know that is true. 

No need to cosign that declaration of my will. 

My black is beautiful. My black is strong. My black is beautiful my black is strong.

--- By Dannette Brooks

What you see depends on where you are standing

---- CS Lewis