Wednesday, April 12, 2017

#30in30 2017, Day Twelve: Ballad of the Black Woman

i call you a strong Black woman
all the time
you inspire me because of all things
you're juggling
i'm sure it never gets easier
but you so focused
i'm sure the load gets heavy to bear
and you think no one noticed

you're so much stronger
than most give you the credit for
nothing nobody can throw at you
that you ain't ready for
but you can't always hold it together
and it's okay

be working so hard, so hard
and you often tired
you just do it and smile through it
so composed, you're no fool
but your frustration might blow your cool

you be flexing without even trying
but even you shouldn't feel bad for crying
you can't always hold it together
some storms are harder to weather
so used are you, to being Superwoman
hope you know i still love you when you're human

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