Melanin

Her eyes sparkled like rare jewels and black diamonds, Skin smooth shines bright, cloaked in the glorious melanin…… Coco brown Reid 2016 (c)

Soul sistah

Soul sistah….. Soul sistah connected through the spiritual journey we both embrace, the journey imprinted on our Melanated faces…. Soul sistah, I feel your pain when you’re hurt I hurt, cry your waterfall of tears, don’t be ashamed, the ones you cherish hold you near, soul sistah, you’re a queen who rains supreme, soul sistah…

Sunrise

I arised, felt the sun rise, upon my face it was as if the darkness had been lifted, all I could see was the golden days of hope, I arised I felt the spirits rise surrounding me with their presence guiding me with their lessons, I arised, I felt my soul rise came to learn…

Crown melanin

She walks with a goal the swing of her hips, the curve of her lips she walks with a goal the smooth liquorice skin, that starts from within, she walks with a goal her eyes see the past she left behind and the future she craves she said one day shall be mine, she walks…