Dear Black Queen
Don’t fall to your knees
I know life has been hard but you have to breath
Inhale your legacy exhale the pain
There is still much left in this world for you to gain
While triggered behind the scenes
Your Afro remains full of those big dreams
Hard to see them now, you started to see life through a black and white screen
Your world was stripped of color before you learned what color means
Your voice was taken from you before you could speak
Oppression injected into the milk to birth you weak
Generations of chains haunting you before you could walk
Your shoulders get heavy, you have to break the generational curses too
2020 living with subtle reminders of 1792
But let me tell you something young black queen
You have the power to rise again
Descendant of queens from the motherland
Your skin cocoa butter black magic
Brown honey eyes attractive like magnets
Never forget your voice of beauty voice of power
Dear black queen you are the most vibrant of all the flowers
Plant your feet in the soil
Stand firm in the wind
Dance in the rain let it water you soak it in
Absorb the light feel the sun grow beyond circumstance
About the Creator
Gia St. Thomas
Poet. Author. First book release 2026.
‘Do you not know I am a woman? When I think, I must speak.’
— W.S As You Like It
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This is a very powerful and inspirational poem! I really enjoy your work.
Oppression injected into the milk to birth you weak Generations of chains haunting you before you could walk These lines were so heartbreaking! Loved your poem!