I am a black woman
not any kind of woman.
I am a black woman
one filled with history
that makes me a great woman.
I've been taught to
walk on the sun, in the sun
and beneath the sun
even when it scorches my skin.
I've been taught to
till on the moon, in the moon
and beneath the moon
even when it's cold and hard.
I've been taught not to use
just ordinary wool
but the rainbow
to weave on things, in things
and beneath things.
I've been given the strength(power)
to make things beautiful
to make things colourful.
I leave streaks of star-dust
a long trail you cannot ignore.
I am sweet caramel
dipped in dark chocolate
I am the strength
behind your struggle
I am a woman
not any kind of woman
I am one filled with history
that makes me a great woman
I am a Black Woman.